[NatureNS] Sun Dogs and Night Hawks

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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:24:43 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi All=0AYesterday evening was so pleasant I went to a stillwater=A0=0Afor =
a paddle. The water in the river is so low it means more walking=0Athan pad=
dling but where I was was fine. The water is warm and very=0Aclear. I am no=
t sure why the water gets clearer when it gets low=0Aand warm - must be a r=
eason!=0AJust as the sun went down, Sun Dogs developed in the west=0Aat the=
 usual angle for sun dogs. These were quite bright - more so=0Athan normal.=
 Pretty things. Latter as the sun went down the sky took=0Aon many warm col=
ors. The burnt orange was spectular as was the=0Agreenish blue of the sky. =
One of late summers best.=0AFrom the time I got there until I left Night Ha=
wks were flying=0Aby in a steady stream. It got too dark to see before I le=
ft=A0=0Aso they might have still being flying. There was a few minutes when=
 I=A0=0Acouldn't see them but not many. I didn't try to make a count only=
=0Atwo times once I counted 30 in the air that I could see - a latter group=
=0AI counted 40. There was smaller numbers 6 - 10 most of the time.=0AThey =
were flying from the North East to the South west. Some were fairly low=0Aa=
nd seemed to be feed on insects - other were very high - I needed to look f=
or them=A0=0Aand at every level in between. I didn't have any binos so all =
were my eyes.=0AA memorable evening with a few other goodies thrown in.=0AG=
et out and see the Night Hawks - they will soon be gone.=0APaul=0A
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<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=
>Yesterday evening was so pleasant I went to a stillwater&nbsp;</div><div>f=
or a paddle. The water in the river is so low it means more walking</div><d=
iv>than paddling but where I was was fine. The water is warm and very</div>=
<div>clear. I am not sure why the water gets clearer when it gets low</div>=
<div>and warm - must be a reason!</div><div>Just as the sun went down, Sun =
Dogs developed in the west</div><div>at the usual angle for sun dogs. These=
 were quite bright - more so</div><div>than normal. Pretty things. Latter a=
s the sun went down the sky took</div><div>on many warm colors. The burnt o=
range was spectular as was the</div><div>greenish blue of the sky. One of l=
ate summers best.</div><div>From the time I got there until I left Night Ha=
wks were flying</div><div>by in a steady stream. It got too dark to
 see before I left&nbsp;</div><div>so they might have still being flying. T=
here was a few minutes when I&nbsp;</div><div>couldn't see them but not man=
y. I didn't try to make a count only</div><div>two times once I counted 30 =
in the air that I could see - a latter group</div><div>I counted 40. There =
was smaller numbers 6 - 10 most of the time.</div><div>They were flying fro=
m the North East to the South west. Some were fairly low</div><div>and seem=
ed to be feed on insects - other were very high - I needed to look for them=
&nbsp;</div><div>and at every level in between. I didn't have any binos so =
all were my eyes.</div><div>A memorable evening with a few other goodies th=
rown in.</div><div>Get out and see the Night Hawks - they will soon be gone=
.</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div></div></body></html>
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