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Index of Subjects Worth a shot ----- Original Message ----- From: <bdigout@seaside.ns.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 5:22 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] bats and mackeral > 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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