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Index of Subjects --967773369-1090624908-1379334241=:40672 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This reminds me of the time, Peter, when I was=0Afishing in the evening on = a small lake. just forget which lake.=0AAnyway there was a loon on the lake= with its chick. The chick=0Awas about half grown.=0AThe old loon sent the = chick to the other end of the lake from where I was=0Aand came close to the= canoe. When I caught a fish and released it=0Athe loon dived quickly and g= ot the fish before the fish had collected its wits.=0AAs it got dark a Horn= ed Owl flew out and sat in a tree on the edge of the lake.=0AThe old Loon g= ave a certain call and the chick came running over the=0Atop of the water t= o it. At least as best a loon chick could run.=0AThe loon and the chick sta= yed side by side until I left and before long the owl=0Awent of to look for= dinner.=0AEnjoyable birds=0APaul=0A =0A=0A________________________________= =0A From: "Hubcove@aol.com" <Hubcove@aol.com>=0ATo: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca= =0ASent: Monday, September 16, 2013 8:49:18 AM=0ASubject: [NatureNS] Loons= =0A =0A=0A=0AI wonder if anyone else has noted in other areas what I like = =0Ato call the Loon early warning system. We have several loons in the cove= most of =0Athe time and they are noisy early in the morning when they comm= ute between the =0Alakes and the salt water. =0AThe other time is when a Ba= ld Eagle decides to visit the cove =0Awhich is on=A0most days. =0AThe first= Loon to see it come over the tree line starts =0Acalling and then for a co= uple of minutes every Loon in the cove starts =0Acalling. =0AI have never s= een an Eagle take a loon although they are =0Apartial to the resident Black= Ducks in the winter. =0APeter Stow =0AHubbards=A0=A0 --967773369-1090624908-1379334241=:40672 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:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div id=3D"yiv7975721156"><div><= div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif= ; font-size: 14pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id=3D"yiv797= 5721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_49"><span id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39= _1379333553831_55">This reminds me of the time, Peter, when I was</span></d= iv><div><span id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_59">fishing in = the evening on a small lake. just forget which lake.</span></div><div><span= id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_61">Anyway there was a loon = on the lake with its chick. The chick</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv79757= 21156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_63">was about <var id=3D"yui-ie-cursor"></v= ar>half grown.</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_13793= 33553831_65">The old loon sent the chick to the other end of the lake from = where I was</span></div><div><span id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_6= 7">and came close to the canoe. When I caught a fish and released it</span>= </div><div id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_71"><span id=3D"yi= v7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_69">the loon dived quickly and got th= e fish before the fish had=0A collected its wits.</span></div><div><span id= =3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_72">As it got dark a Horned Owl= flew out and sat in a tree on the edge of the lake.</span></div><div><span= >The old Loon gave a certain call and the chick came running over the</span= ></div><div><span>top of the water to it. At least as best a loon chick cou= ld run.</span></div><div><span>The loon and the chick stayed side by side u= ntil I left and before long the owl</span></div><div><span>went of to look = for dinner.</span></div><div><span>Enjoyable birds</span></div><div><span>P= aul</span></div><div><br id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_39_1379333553831_50">= </div> <div class=3D"yiv7975721156ms__id850" id=3D"yiv7975721156yui_3_7_2_= 39_1379333553831_52" style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; fo= nt-size: 14pt;"> <div class=3D"yiv7975721156ms__id852" style=3D"font-family= : times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"l= tr"> <div class=3D"yiv7975721156hr yiv7975721156yui-non yiv7975721156yui-skip" style=3D"margin: 5px 0px; padd= ing: 0px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0= ; font-size: 0px;"></div> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style= =3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> "Hubcove@aol.com" <Hubcove@aol.= com><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> NatureNS@c= hebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> M= onday, September 16, 2013 8:49:18 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bol= d;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Loons<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y= iv7975721156y_msg_container"><br><div id=3D"yiv7975721156">=0A=0A =0A =0A<d= iv><font id=3D"yiv7975721156role_document" color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial"= size=3D"2">=0A<div><font size=3D"3">I wonder if anyone else has noted in o= ther areas what I like =0Ato call the Loon early warning system. We have se= veral loons in the cove most of =0Athe time and they are noisy early in the= morning when they commute between the =0Alakes and the salt water.</font><= /div>=0A<div><font size=3D"3">The other time is when a Bald Eagle decides t= o visit the cove =0Awhich is on most days.</font></div>=0A<div><font s= ize=3D"3">The first Loon to see it come over the tree line starts =0Acallin= g and then for a couple of minutes every Loon in the cove starts =0Acalling= .</font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"3">I have never seen an Eagle take a lo= on although they are =0Apartial to the resident Black Ducks in the winter.<= /font></div>=0A<div><font size=3D"3">Peter Stow</font></div>=0A<div><font s= ize=3D"3">Hubbards </font></div></font></div></div><br><br></div= > </div> </div> </div></div></div></div></body></html> --967773369-1090624908-1379334241=:40672--