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min-height: 14px; " --0016e6d626994bd1350476d7bf3d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Whales have external parasites...a foray into fresh water would kill them. I don't know if seals are subject to external parasites as much as whales; none of the seals that have crossed my lab space have had obvious external parasites. Perhaps seals are lost, though perhaps those who venture into FW know they have a parasite problem and are going there to rid themselves of the infestation? Randy 2009/10/26 James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Here in the Wolfville area, there have been periodic records of harbour > porpoises (as well as harbour and young harp seals even) heading inland at > least along the tidal parts of the mouth of the Cornwallis River, as far as > New Minas and perhaps further. I also recall an incidence of a harbour seal > up the Kennetcook River as far as Stanley (photographed). Jim in Wolfville > > Begin forwarded message: > > *...* > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "nhungjohn" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:57 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Strange sight in Eel Lake > > > To: All > > From: John Sollows > > Date: October 25/09 > > This afternoon, my wife and I took a short drive to catch the little > remaining foliage, which is disappearing unseaonably rapidly down here in > Yarmouth County. (Oh, those breezes!) > > About 3 P.M. today, we crossed the old Eel Lake bridge, and noticed a > flock of smallish gulls (ring bills?) and a smallish raft of > cormorants congregating a little south of the bridge. In the midst of it > all, something much too large to be prey surfaced briefly a number of times > and moved to the southwest of us. > > Porpoise? That is how the behaviour and appearance struck me. I wonder > if one found its way into the lake throgh the shallow guzzle that connects > to Lobster Bay, during some of the recent very high tides. > > _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016e6d626994bd1350476d7bf3d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Whales have external parasites...a foray into fresh water would kill them. = I don't know if seals are subject to external parasites as much as whal= es; none of the seals that have crossed my lab space have had obvious exter= nal parasites. Perhaps seals are lost, though perhaps those who venture int= o FW know they have a parasite problem and are going there to rid themselve= s of the infestation?<div> <br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2009/10/26 James W. = Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jim= wolford@eastlink.ca</a>></span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" sty= le=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Here in the Wolfville area, there have been periodic records of harbour por= poises (as well as harbour and young harp seals even) heading inland at lea= st along the tidal parts of the mouth of the Cornwallis River, as far as Ne= w Minas and perhaps further. =A0I also recall an incidence of a harbour sea= l up the Kennetcook River as far as Stanley (photographed). =A0Jim in Wolfv= ille<br> <div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;marg= in-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:14px"><font class=3D"Apple-style-s= pan" face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style= =3D"font-size: 12px;"><b>...</b></span></font></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">----- Original Message ----- From: &q= uot;nhungjohn" <<a href=3D"mailto:nhungjohn@eastlink.ca" target=3D"= _blank">nhungjohn@eastlink.ca</a>></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px">To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">= naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-ri= ght:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"> Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 6:57 PM</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;ma= rgin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Subject: [NatureNS] Stran= ge sight in Eel Lake</div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;mar= gin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;min-height:14px"> <br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;m= argin-left:0px;min-height:14px"><br></div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div s= tyle=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">= To:<span>=A0 </span>All</div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">From:<span>=A0 </span>John Sollows</d= iv> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">Date:<span>=A0 </span>October 25/09</= div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">This afternoon, my wife and<span>=A0I= t</span>ook a short drive to catch the little remaining=A0foliage, which<s= pan>=A0 </span>is disappearing unseaonably rapidly down here in Yarmouth=A0= County. (Oh, those breezes!)</div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px;min-height:14px"><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0= px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px">About 3 P.M. today, we crossed the ol= d Eel Lake bridge, and noticed a flock=A0of smallish gulls (ring bills?) an= d a smallish raft of cormorants=A0congregating a little south of the bridge= .<span>=A0 </span>In the midst of it all,=A0something much too large to be = prey surfaced briefly a number of times and=A0moved to the southwest of us.= </div> <div sty