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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CA6EA8.9E850800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Possibly a porcupine....they can be very noisy especially when in an = amorous mood. Andy & Lelia Dean 86 Baden Powell Drive Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5 Tel: [902] 678-6243 aadean@ns.sympatico.ca ----- Original Message -----=20 From: philmaria@xplornet.com=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 02:28 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Sounds in the night! Sometime during the nite I was awakened by an animal in the woods = close to our house. For about 10 minutes it continued to make rather = high-pitched scream that would last 20 to 30 seconds...there was no = change in pitch at the beginning or end. My dogs, who were sleeping = with me, got extremely upset at this noise, so I couldn't always hear it = above the barking. Just curious, anyone have any suggestions as to what = the creature would be that would make this type of noise? We have the = Folly River just below our house, and lots of mixed woodland. It seems = to me we had an animal like this at the cottage in Economy a couple of = years ago, and the neighbors thought it was either a Martin or a Fisher. = I was wondering about a Badger? Just curious, as my dogs run around = loose on my property and I wouldn't want to put them in any danger. = I've actually been saying lately that there is something around the = house that is upsetting the dogs...they go out and bark once as if to = announce themselves, then are watchful, and stand quietly sniffing the = air...there is definitely something different living handy our house! Maria Forman Debert, NS ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CA6EA8.9E850800 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18852"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Possibly a porcupine....they can be = very noisy=20 especially when in an amorous mood.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Andy & Lelia Dean<BR>86 Baden = Powell=20 Drive<BR>Kentville, NS. Canada. B4N 5P5<BR>Tel: [902] = 678-6243</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><A=20 href=3D"mailto:aadean@ns.sympatico.ca">aadean@ns.sympatico.ca</A></FONT><= /DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dphilmaria@xplornet.com=20 href=3D"mailto:philmaria@xplornet.com ">philmaria@xplornet.com = </A></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ca">naturens@chebucto.ca</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 26, = 2009 02:28=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Sounds in = the=20 night!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> Sometime during the nite I was awakened by an = animal in=20 the woods close to our house. For about 10 minutes it continued = to make=20 rather high-pitched scream that would last 20 to 30 seconds...there = was no=20 change in pitch at the beginning or end. My dogs, who were = sleeping with=20 me, got extremely upset at this noise, so I couldn't always hear it = above the=20 barking. Just curious, anyone have any suggestions as to what = the=20 creature would be that would make this type of noise? We have = the Folly=20 River just below our house, and lots of mixed woodland. It seems = to me=20 we had an animal like this at the cottage in Economy a couple of = years=20 ago, and the neighbors thought it was either a Martin or a = Fisher. I was=20 wondering about a Badger? Just curious, as my dogs run around = loose on=20 my property and I wouldn't want to put them in any danger. I've = actually=20 been saying lately that there is something around the house that is = upsetting=20 the dogs...they go out and bark once as if to announce themselves, = then are=20 watchful, and stand quietly sniffing the air...there is definitely = something=20 different living handy our house!<BR>Maria Forman<BR>Debert, NS=20 </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0009_01CA6EA8.9E850800--
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