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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01D04B5D.A2ED8060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Paul, Thanks for the info. I do not know much about fox mating behaviour and = I was perplexed about the constant vocalization while he was obviously = hunting along the ridge on the road side of Hartlen Point golf course. = I have seen foxes many times before but had never witnessed this = behaviour. Paul Murray From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:23 AM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Fox and Hawks at Hartlen Point Paul=20 Foxes are getting into Mating season just now=20 and the call may have been the result of hormones.=20 Its always a good time to see foxes especially when there=20 is a good crust and the hormones work together. Of course=20 they will take some time to eat!=20 Enjoy the winter=20 Paul=20 On February 17, 2015 at 9:15 PM Paul Murray <murraypaul@eastlink.ca> = wrote:=20 Feb 17, 2015=20 14:00 hrs.=20 There were two hunting Rough-legged Hawks and one hunting Red Fox at = Hartlen Point, Eastern Passage this afternoon. I did not know until = today that red foxes =E2=80=9Ccall=E2=80=9D while hunting =E2=80=93 is = this intended to make the prey move so it can be caught??=20 There was also one very fortunate Vole who missed becoming lunch for = one of the hawks when he was spooked by a car drove past as he was about = to latch onto the vole! Damn car....spoiled a really good photo op! = Pictures at:=20 http://scranlocker.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-2015/n-3GtBJ=20 Paul Murray=20 Dartmouth=20 ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01D04B5D.A2ED8060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type></HEAD> <BODY dir=3Dltr> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <DIV>Paul,</DIV> <DIV>Thanks for the info. I do not know much about fox mating = behaviour=20 and I was perplexed about the constant vocalization while he was = obviously=20 hunting along the ridge on the road side of Hartlen Point golf = course. I=20 have seen foxes many times before but had never witnessed this = behaviour.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul Murray</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A = title=3Drita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:23 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Fox and Hawks at Hartlen=20 Point</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D'FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none; FONT-FAMILY: = "Calibri"; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; = DISPLAY: inline'> <DIV>Paul </DIV> <DIV>Foxes are getting into Mating season just now </DIV> <DIV>and the call may have been the result of hormones. </DIV> <DIV>Its always a good time to see foxes especially when there </DIV> <DIV>is a good crust and the hormones work together. Of course </DIV> <DIV>they will take some time to eat! </DIV> <DIV>Enjoy the winter </DIV> <DIV>Paul </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"POSITION: relative; PADDING-LEFT: 10px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; = BORDER-LEFT: blue 1px solid"=20 type=3D"cite">On February 17, 2015 at 9:15 PM Paul Murray=20 <murraypaul@eastlink.ca> wrote: <BR><BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: = #000000"> <DIV>Feb 17, 2015 </DIV> <DIV>14:00 hrs. </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>There were two hunting <STRONG>Rough-legged Hawks</STRONG> and = one=20 hunting <STRONG>Red Fox</STRONG> at Hartlen Point, Eastern Passage = this=20 afternoon. I did not know until today that red foxes = =E2=80=9Ccall=E2=80=9D while=20 hunting =E2=80=93 is this intended to make the prey move so it can be = caught?? </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>There was also one very fortunate <STRONG>Vole</STRONG> who = missed=20 becoming lunch for one of the hawks when he was spooked by a car drove = past as=20 he was about to latch onto the vole! Damn car....spoiled a = really good=20 photo op! Pictures at: </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><A=20 = href=3D"http://scranlocker.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-2015/n-3GtBJ">http:/= /scranlocker.smugmug.com/Nature/Nature-2015/n-3GtBJ</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>Paul Murray </DIV> <DIV>Dartmouth </DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><BR> </DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01D04B5D.A2ED8060--
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