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Index of Subjects --0-1367285568-1276527614=:95499 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you Wendy, Hmmm, now that's a thought but=A0I thought snapping turtles were found only= in fresh water.=A0Admittedly, however, it is near the mouth of the Musquod= oboit River, & so=A0it may not be as salty as further out into the harbour.= The depth of water in that area of the harbour, and it is the shallowest p= art,=A0is no more than 7 feet deep=A0at low tide, so my sister tells me. An= yway, I'll pass that along. Thanks! =A0 Gayle --- On Mon, 6/14/10, Wendy Holman <wendygholman@gmail.com> wrote: From: Wendy Holman <wendygholman@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Question: Underwater Predation Of Ducklings To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Received: Monday, June 14, 2010, 9:58 AM Snapping turtle :) On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Gayle MacLean <duartess2003@yahoo.ca> wro= te: Hello All, =A0 My sister & her husband,=A0who have a place on the Musquodoboit Harbour nea= r to where it joins the Musquodoboit River, have seen, on several occasions= , an unusual occurrence. A family of ducks will be swimming along (& the ducklings=A0have been=A0of = varying ages, anywhere from quite young to=A0fledgling, size-wise), when al= l of a sudden one would just disappear as if suddenly pulled under. It does= not re-appear. The rest of the duck family skitter quickly away. They were wondering what would be the most likely type of animal that would= and could do this. Seal, otter, some=A0kind of fish, or bird? =A0 Thank you for your thoughts. =A0 Gayle MacLean Dartmouth =A0 =0A=0A --0-1367285568-1276527614=:95499 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0" ><tr><td valign=3D"= top" style=3D"font: inherit;"><DIV>Thank you Wendy,</DIV> <DIV>Hmmm, now that's a thought but I thought snapping turtles were fo= und only in fresh water. Admittedly, however, it is near the mouth of = the Musquodoboit River, & so it may not be as salty as further out= into the harbour. The depth of water in that area of the harbour, and it i= s the shallowest part, is no more than 7 feet deep at low tide, s= o my sister tells me. Anyway, I'll pass that along. Thanks!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 6/14/10, Wendy Holman <I><wendygholman@= gmail.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(= 16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Wendy Holman <wendygholman@gmail.com>= <BR>Subject: Re: [<SPAN>NatureNS</SPAN>] Question: Underwater Predation Of = Ducklings<BR>To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>Received: Monday, June 14, 2010= , 9:58 AM<BR><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv1870271210>Snapping turtle :)<BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Gayle MacLean <S= PAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"http://ca.mc379.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to= =3Dduartess2003@yahoo.ca" target=3D_blank rel=3Dnofollow ymailto=3D"mailto:= duartess2003@yahoo.ca">duartess2003@yahoo.ca</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dgmail_quote style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt= 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid"> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch:= inherit" vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV>Hello All,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My sister & her husband, who have a place on the Musquodoboit= Harbour near to where it joins the Musquodoboit River, have seen, on sever= al occasions, an unusual occurrence.</DIV> <DIV>A family of ducks will be swimming along (& the ducklings hav= e been of varying ages, anywhere from quite young to fledgling, s= ize-wise), when all of a sudden one would just disappear as if suddenly pul= led under. It does not re-appear. The rest of the duck family skitter quick= ly away.</DIV> <DIV>They were wondering what would be the most likely type of animal that = would and could do this. Seal, otter, some kind of fish, or bird?</DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you for your thoughts.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV= ></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br> --0-1367285568-1276527614=:95499--
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