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lang=3DEN-CA style=3D'font-si <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org= /TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xht= ml"><head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "/> =20 <style type=3D"text/css">.mceResizeHandle {position: absolute;border: 1px= solid black;background: #FFF;width: 5px;height: 5px;z-index: 10000}.mceRes= izeHandle:hover {background: #000}img[data-mce-selected] {outline: 1px soli= d black}img.mceClonedResizable, table.mceClonedResizable {position: absolut= e;outline: 1px dashed black;opacity: .5;z-index: 10000} <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family: "Cambria Math"; } @font-face {font-family: Calibri; } /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:= 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",= sans-serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: = underline;} p.msonormal0, li.msonormal0, div.msonormal0 { margin-right: 0cm; ma= rgin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;} p.mceresizehandle, li.mceresizehandle, div.mceresizehandle { margin-ri= ght: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; background: white; border: none; padding:= 0cm; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;} span.EmailStyle19 { font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; color: windowtex= t;} span.EmailStyle20 { font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; color: windowtex= t;} .MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 { margin: 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {} --></style> =20 </head><body style=3D""> =20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Your right John!</span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">A brain cramp shall we say!</span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul</span> </div>=20 <div> <span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;"> </span> </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"position: relative; margin-left: 0px; padding-left: = 10px; border-left: solid 1px blue;" type=3D"cite"> On September 15, 2019 at 11:27 AM John Kearney <j.f.kearney@gmail.co= m> wrote: <br/> <br/>=20 <div class=3D"WordSection1">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Hi Paul,</spa= n></p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">That=E2=80=99= s a very interesting story. I am wondering if your owl was a Long-eared Owl= which is more likely to be in a grove of pine trees. The bark of the Long-= eared Owl also sounds much more like a dog than a Short-eared Owl. </span><= /p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">John</span></= p>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span>= </p>=20 <div>=20 <div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: = 3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><strong><span>From:</span></strong><span> natu= rens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>rita.paul@ns.sympat= ico.ca<br/><strong>Sent:</strong> Sunday, September 15, 2019 10:11<br/><str= ong>To:</strong> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br/><strong>Subject:</strong> [Nat= ureNS] Barking Owl and flower garden.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 </div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> </p>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Hi All</span= ></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Last evening= on the river doing a little fishing, a Short-eared Owl</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">started bark= ing in a grove of pine trees beside the water.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">At first it = sounds like a little dog but when you listen closely</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">it is differ= ent. Hard to describe but not many dogs bark 15</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">meters up a = pine tree.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">A Great Blue= Heron came in for a landing. It wanted where I was standing.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Very impress= ive a Heron coming towards you with all the brakes on.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">When  i= t got 10 m or so away it decided another spot 20 m away would</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">do as well a= nd turned just in time.</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">A flock of d= ucks went over very high followed by 2 geese half the height -</span></p>= =20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">they were ha= ving a good chat. Sounds nice against the background of running</span></p>= =20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">water. = </span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">There is a l= ot of flowers beside the stream just now. Asters, Pipewort</span></p>=20 </div>=20 <div>=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size: 12.0pt;">Boneset, Tur= tleheads and a nice bed of Ladies'- tresses. The Pickerel Weed</span></= p>=20 </div>=2