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--Apple-Mail=_19C14143-C18B-43F2-B1E3-68C3BF45E00F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Below I should have included a tentative list of familiar crabs on our = intertidal shores: (off the top of my head & lessening memory) rock crab (2 species), = green crab, lady crab, spider crab, toad crab, queen crab (like spiny = snow crab), snow crab? (deep water), hermit crabs (not real crabs)=85. = and others? Remember Merritt Gibson=92s two books on Seashore of the Maritimes (most = recent one published by Nimbus, I think). Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + = big tides alert > Date: September 22, 2015 at 4:48:49 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >=20 > SEPT. 22, 2015 - EVANGELINE BEACH, 3 hours after high tide, which was = at about 8 a.m. today (too late for me to see any remaining shorebirds = today) =97 I walked east from the public stairs, mostly for exercise, = and was surprised to find a carapace from a subadult or immature LADY = CRAB, genus Ovalipes. This species is regular on the Kingsport = intertidal flats, but I have never seen one at Evangeline Beach =97 = however, I admit that my intertidal explorations at low tide at North = Grand Pre have been very few over the decades, whereas Kingsport is my = favourite local location for such explorations. =20 >=20 > Everyone should be aware that on Sept. 29 & 30, our biggest tides in = 18 years will be happening. Unfortunately, the low tides are in early = morning, but the 16.8 & 16.6 metre high tides are in early to mid = afternoon. >=20 > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_19C14143-C18B-43F2-B1E3-68C3BF45E00F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dwindows-1252"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Below = I should have included a tentative list of familiar crabs on our = intertidal shores:<div><br></div><div> (off the top of my head = & lessening memory) rock crab (2 species), green crab, lady crab, = spider crab, toad crab, queen crab (like spiny snow crab), snow crab? = (deep water), hermit crabs (not real crabs)=85. and = others?</div><div><br></div><div>Remember Merritt Gibson=92s two books = on Seashore of the Maritimes (most recent one published by Nimbus, I = think).</div><div><br></div><div> Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, = 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] = lady crab carapace found at Evangeline Beach + big tides = alert</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">September 22, 2015 = at 4:48:49 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>><br></span></div><br><div><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" = content=3D"text/html charset=3Dwindows-1252"><div style=3D"word-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><div style=3D"margin: 0px;"><b>SEPT. 22, 2015 - = EVANGELINE BEACH</b>, 3 hours after high tide, which was at about 8 a.m. = today (too late for me to see any remaining shorebirds today) =97 I = walked east from the public stairs, mostly for exercise, and was = surprised to find a carapace from a subadult or immature <b>LADY = CRAB</b>, genus <i>Ovalipes</i>. This species is regular on the = Kingsport intertidal flats, but I have never seen one at Evangeline = Beach =97 however, I admit that my intertidal explorations at low tide = at North Grand Pre have been very few over the decades, whereas = Kingsport is my favourite local location for such explorations. = </div><div style=3D"margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;">Everyone should be aware that on Sept. 29 & = 30, our biggest tides in 18 years will be happening. = Unfortunately, the low tides are in early morning, but the 16.8 & = 16.6 metre high tides are in early to mid afternoon.</div><div = style=3D"margin: 0px;"><br></div><div style=3D"margin: 0px;">Cheers from = Jim in = Wolfville.</div></div>_______________________________________________<br>N= ature mailing list<br><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat= uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_19C14143-C18B-43F2-B1E3-68C3BF45E00F--
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