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I understand your reluctance to get onto Facebook & the likes. That is simply the easiest way to share photos for our members and other interested people. There is also an email list, where people share nature related observations: The address is 'naturens@chebucto.ns.ca', and people can post observations and questions via email. In case you are interested in exchanging information with like-minded people via email, that is an option. Would you be interested in coming to one of our monthly meetings (open to the public) to chat a bit about nature, and maybe invite one or two of our birders? - It is always easier to arrange such invitations face-to-face, I find. Best regards, Burkhard On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 9:38 AM, Beverley Clarkson <basea@fastmail.cn> wrote: > Hi Burkhard, > > Thank you so much. I also think it is larger than a mink; it s about 200 > feet out but the body is probably twice the length of a herring gull, > maybe more. > > Thank you for the referral. Alas, I refuse to do social media (privacy > and corruption concerns), so guess I m not able to be part of Halifax > Field Naturalists. > > It s a wonderful day on the Cove from my window. A family of Barron s > Goldeneye, and several types of gulls, and various other ducks. > > I don t know anyone to ask. Do you happen to know any knowledgable > retired person? Grad Student? I d gladly provide transportation and > brunch as well as a fee for someone to teach me. > > Thanks for your reply > > Beverley > > -- > Beverley Clarkson > basea@fastmail.cn > > On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, at 09:30 AM, Burkhard Plache wrote: >> Hello Beverly, >> thank you for getting in touch. >> >> My first thought could be a mink. but the size of >> your animal appears to be larger. I can ask other people, >> or you may want to do so yourself: >> In case you are on Facebook, >> there is a group associated with the Halifax Field Naturalists, >> where people post photos, and keen naturalists >> will chime in. The Facebook group is named >> 'Halifax Field Naturalists Nova Scotia Nature Archive'; >> before you can post, you must request to become a member, >> which is just a formality. >> >> Best regards, >> Burkhard >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 7:49 AM, Beverley Clarkson <basea@fastmail.cn> >> wrote: >> > Hi >> > >> > I live in Sambro Head, facing Dogwood Cove, and a few years ago I used to >> > see a creature swimming that I could only conclude was a river otter. Then a >> > lot of construction happened out here, and it vanished. >> > >> > This morning, after along absence, I spotted something swimming fast across >> > the cove, and my slow camera only got one shot. Not good detail but the >> > swimming pattern and the head and bit of body above water may help. >> > >> > It is not a duck or dog or seal. Could it have returned? Are there other >> > possibilities? Anything I could do to encourage it? >> > >> > And I m looking for a resource that could help me identify sea birds out >> > here. I m a senior so not in good enough shape to go on difficult terrain >> > but would love to find an appropriate group top share discoveries with. >> > >> > Do you have any thoughts or information? >> > >> > Thank you for any suggestions >> > >> > Beverley Clarkson >> > >> > -- >> > Beverley Clarkson >> > basea@fastmail.cn >> > >> >
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