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---2114655128-909482149-1333309947=:32277 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All=0ABeing a lovely day, a friend and I took the canoe for a few hours = paddle.=0AWe went to a meadow with a stream or a river whichever you like = =A0which=0Awanders through a flood plain with red maples and other hardwood= trees.=0AEvery few years a maple falls in the river or a part of one and t= he branches=0Acollect whatever is drifting in the current. This blocks the = current forcing it=0Aagainst the far bank digging a new channel. The part u= nder the tree fills in with sand=0Aand pretty soon more red maples start th= ere. An interesting thing a river.=0AWe saw about 30 - 40 Black Ducks and M= allards in mixed flock. about 50 % each.=0AAll paired with a=A0few single m= ales - most females don't seem to be nesting yet. We did flush=0Aa female m= allard from a group of bushes on the bank but didn't search for a nest.=0AT= here was also a pair of green winged teal and another pair I took to be woo= d ducks.=0AThey flushed wild and flew into the trees. There was lots of sto= neflies so perhaps=0Athat was the attraction.=0Awe saw 2 raptors one no id = - it was smaller than a Red Tail but about the same profile.=0AThe other wa= s a Harrier. It was flying up in the air and then gliding down to tree leve= l. One=0Aof its glides it came quite close so I was sure what it was. First= for me this year.=0AWhen we took the canoe out of the water, the bottom ha= d a good number of small shrimps on it.=0AAbout 2 mm in length I would esti= mate. They were quite lively. Somewhat like scuds but I have never=0Aseen t= hem before and neither had my friend except much larger ones in Western Can= ada.=0AGood duck food!=0AHave a nice spring=0APaul=0A ---2114655128-909482149-1333309947=:32277 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div= >Being a lovely day, a friend and I took the canoe for a few hours paddle.<= /div><div>We went to a meadow with a stream or a river whichever you like &= nbsp;which</div><div>wanders through a flood plain with red maples and othe= r hardwood trees.</div><div>Every few years a maple falls in the river or a= part of one and the branches</div><div>collect whatever is drifting in the= current. This blocks the current forcing it</div><div>against the far bank= digging a new channel. The part under the tree fills in with sand</div><di= v>and pretty soon more red maples start there. An interesting thing a river= .</div><div>We saw about 30 - 40 Black Ducks and Mallards in mixed flock. a= bout 50 % each.</div><div>All paired with a<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; = "> few single males - most females don't seem to be nesting yet. We did flush</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">a female mall= ard from a group of bushes on the bank but didn't search for a nest.</span>= </div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">There was also a pair of green= winged teal and another pair I took to be wood ducks.</span></div><div><sp= an style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">They flushed wild and flew into the trees. T= here was lots of stoneflies so perhaps</span></div><div><span style=3D"font= -size: 12pt; ">that was the attraction.</span></div><div><span style=3D"fon= t-size: 12pt; ">we saw 2 raptors one no id - it was smaller than a Red Tail= but about the same profile.</span></div><div>The other was a Harrier. It w= as flying up in the air and then gliding down to tree level. One</div><div>= of its glides it came quite close so I was sure what it was. First for me t= his year.</div><div>When we took the canoe out of the water, the bottom had= a good number of small shrimps on it.</div><div>About 2 mm in length I wou= ld estimate. They were quite lively. Somewhat like scuds but I have never</di= v><div>seen them before and neither had my friend except much larger ones i= n Western Canada.</div><div>Good duck food!</div><div>Have a nice spring</d= iv><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></body></html> ---2114655128-909482149-1333309947=:32277--
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