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<DIV sty --Apple-Mail-41--902140715 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, Peter, I am a NatureNS subscriber. I received the email below with no message. This happened time after time last week, so I am letting you know immediately this week. Cheers, Nancy Nancy Roberts Design Celebrating 17 years of making you look GOOD Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6 902 461-9488 On 26-Oct-09, at 1:46 PM, Peter Angus Mac Leod wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Randy Lauff > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:54 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] re porpoise? or seal? in Eel Lake > > 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. --Apple-Mail-41--902140715 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hello, = Peter,<div><br></div><div>I am a NatureNS subscriber. I received the = email below with no message. This happened time after time last week, so = I am letting you know immediately this = week.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><= div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; = font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; = orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Nancy Roberts = Design</div><div>Celebrating 17 years of making you look = GOOD</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Dartmouth, NS B2Y = 2X6</div><div>902 461-9488</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchan