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Index of Subjects I've seen several of these, too, other years, but they have vertical "bands", rather than horizontal stripes. Thanks for the try though Billy > Billy could it be a Rudder Fish, from the south but we have had then the > last several years > Trevor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 8:32 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral > > >> These are the wrong shape. The fish we have are torpedo-shaped, like a >> regular mackeral. Thanks for the info anyway. >> Billy >> >>> Googled 'Pilot' Mackerel. Found this link. >>> Is this what is being seen? >>> http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Pilot_fish >>> >>> Gayle MacLean >>> Dartmouth >>> >>> --- On Wed, 10/21/09, bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: bdigout@seaside.ns.ca <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> >>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral >>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> Received: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 4:44 PM >>> >>> >>> I think the "pilot" mackeral are the first ones that show up in the >>> spring. I could be wrong. I've seen this strange kind some other years, >>> but only a few, and always late in the season. This year there are lots >>> of them. >>> >>>> I seen an as described mackerel a few weeks ago now and just thought >>>> it >>>> to >>>> be an odd individual. >>>> >>>> You say they're showing up in #'s???????? >>>> >>>> Could you be speaking of the ones the old trap fishermen called >>>> "Pilot" >>>> Mackerel. >>>> >>>> Tom K >>>> Canso >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> >>>> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:42 PM >>>> Subject: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral >>>> >>>> >>>>> There was a very lively bat flying around our yard at noon today, >>>>> seemingly feasting on some kind of small white fly. Seems late in the >>>>> year, and a strange time of day. Maybe the best time of day to find >>>>> food this time of year? >>>>> Also, a different type of mackeral has been showing up in numbers in >>>>> the >>>>> St. Peter's Canal this week; smaller and different markings than our >>>>> regular mackeral, but still obviously in the framily....it tastes the >>>>> same, maybe a bit fatter. Does anybody know what kind of fish it >>>>> might >>>>> be? >>>>> Billy >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> __________________________________________________________________ >>> The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for >>> Yahoo! Get it Now for Free! at >>> http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ >> >> > >
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