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Index of Subjects good idea > 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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