[NatureNS] Martinique Beach/whale carcass/eagles

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I think that it is illegal to posses whale parts.  Better check on this.

On 6 Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:

> If this is the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some =20
> interesting questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the =20=

> coyotes too afraid to come out that much in the open (how close is =20
> the nearest forest edge?), or was the whale already "ripe" when it =20
> washed up (Blake?). Birds, even eagles, have a hard time getting =20
> through the skin of a whale and tend to need a mammalian carnivore =20
> (or a biologist with a really big blade =
[http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg=20
> ]) to open things up for them.
>
> That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would look great on the wall =20
> of a local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may need shovels and =20
> ropes to extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas mask.
>
> Randy
>
> 2010/1/6 Laurie Murison <gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca>
> Is this not the minke whale that has been on this beach for several =20=

> months - reported October 6 by Blake Maybank and again November 11 =20
> by Jennifer Rowlands via Randy Lauff?
>
> The recent surf had rolled it exposing the right side that has =20
> obviously been protected from the elements and still has skin on =20
> it.  The jaw bones are sticking out and the outline of the vertebrae =20=

> are visible along the back.
>
> Laurie Murison
> Grand Manan, NB
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Evans
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:35 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Martinique Beach/whale carcass/eagles
>
> Hello,
>
>
> This morning while walking on Martinique Beach (Eastern Shore) we =20
> saw some bird activity at a far distance near the end of the beach =20
> (gulls, crows, and two large bird of prey).  We suspected something =20=

> had washed up =96 which turned to be a whale.
>
>
> http://www.pbase.com/ns_astronomer/martinque_beach_whale
>
>
> I would appreciate someone helping with identification. I paced off =20=

> the length at about 7.5m or 8m.
>
>
> The birds of prey moved off long before we were close. Later we =20
> could see them at a distance. I had trouble identifying them at =20
> first until I noticed the presence of a mature Bald Eagle as well  =96 =
=20
> therefore I=92m pretty sure they were two immature Bald Eagles (sorry =20=

> for not being sure as we didn=92t get a close look).
>
>
> Paul Evans
>
>
>
> Randy
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Way in the boonies of
> Antigonish County, NS.


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<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I think that it is illegal to =
posses whale parts. &nbsp;Better check on this.<div><br><div><div>On 6 =
Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">If this is =
the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some interesting =
questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the coyotes too =
afraid to come out that much in the open (how close is the nearest =
forest edge?), or was the whale already "ripe" when it washed up =
(Blake?). Birds, even eagles, have a hard time getting through the skin =
of a whale and tend to need a mammalian carnivore (or a biologist with a =
really big blade [<a =
href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg">http://people.=
stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg</a>]) to open things up for =
them.<div> <br></div><div>That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would =
look great on the wall of a local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may =
need shovels and ropes to extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas =
mask.</div><div><br> </div><div>Randy<br><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/1/6 Laurie Murison <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca">gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca</a>&gt;</span><br>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div lang=3D"EN-CA" =
vlink=3D"purple" link=3D"blue" bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div class=3D"im"> =
<div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Is this not the minke whale that =
has been on this beach for several months - reported October 6 by Blake =
Maybank and again November 11 by Jennifer Rowlands via Randy =
Lauff?&nbsp; </font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">The =
recent surf had rolled it exposing the right side that has obviously =
been protected from the elements and still has skin on it.&nbsp; The jaw =
bones are sticking out and the outline of the vertebrae are visible =
along the back.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" =
size=3D"2"></font>&nbsp;</div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Laurie=
 Murison</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">Grand Manan, =
NB</font></div> </div><blockquote =
style=3D"padding-right:0px;padding-left:5px;margin-left:5px;border-left:#0=
00000 2px solid;margin-right:0px"><div class=3D"im">  <div =
style=3D"font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>  <div =
style=3D"background:#e4e4e4;font:10pt arial"><b>From:</b>   <a =
title=3D"evans@hfx.eastlink.ca" href=3D"mailto:evans@hfx.eastlink.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">Paul   Evans</a> </div>  <div style=3D"font:10pt =
arial"><b>To:</b> <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> </div>  <div =
style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:35  =
 PM</div>  <div style=3D"font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] =
Martinique   Beach/whale carcass/eagles</div>  <div><br></div>  =
</div><div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><div><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">Hello,</p><div>&nbsp;<br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal">This =
morning while walking on Martinique Beach (Eastern   Shore) we saw some =
bird activity at a far distance near the end of the bea