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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CDA599.7F1B3040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rick, I see neither a clear head nor much of a wake behind the creature, = suggesting that it was moving very slowly. The irregularity in the shape = of the contour could be a pectoral fin of an Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola). = They tend to sun (?) themselves by swimming slowly on their side, with = the upper pectoral fin often easily visible above water... Dusan Soudek ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Rick Ballard=20 To: NatureNS=20 Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 8:20 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Halifax Harbor - Marine Mammal ? I took a dozen photos of this creature with a 300mm telephoto from the = top of the Alderney Ferry, as it moved from near Georges Island to one = of the container piers. It was always on the surface. At first it was = near one of the Navy Coastal Cruisers that was waiting near Georges = Island for a cruise ship to come in. As I watched it moved towards the = Halifax side of the harbor as seen in this photo. Marine Mammal Photo --=20 Rick Ballard=20 Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CDA599.7F1B3040 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19328"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Rick,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> I see neither a clear head nor much of = a wake=20 behind the creature, suggesting that it was moving very slowly. The = irregularity=20 in the shape of the contour could be a pectoral fin of an Ocean Sunfish=20 (<EM>Mola mola)</EM>. They tend to sun (?) themselves by swimming slowly = on their side, with the upper pectoral fin often easily visible = above=20 water...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Dusan Soudek</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4></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=3Dideaphore@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com">Rick=20 Ballard</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, October 08, 2012 = 8:20=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Halifax = Harbor -=20 Marine Mammal ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Dgeorgia,serif>I took a dozen photos of = this creature=20 with a 300mm telephoto from the top of the Alderney Ferry, as it moved = from=20 near Georges Island to one of the container piers. It was always on = the=20 surface. At first it was near one of the Navy Coastal Cruisers that = was=20 waiting near Georges Island for a cruise ship to come in. As I watched = it=20 moved towards the Halifax side of the harbor as seen in this = photo.<BR><BR><A=20 = href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/8068789050/in/photostream"= >Marine=20 Mammal Photo</A><BR clear=3Dall></FONT><BR>-- <BR><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: georgia,serif">Rick Ballard </SPAN><BR=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: georgia,serif"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: georgia,serif">Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada = </SPAN><BR=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: georgia,serif"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: = georgia,serif"></SPAN><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01CDA599.7F1B3040--
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