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Index of Subjects ---2114655128-1474728074-1326637993=:33200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you all for the interesting replies.=0AYou all are a store of knowled= ge.=0AMy thoughts were the name came from their call "Otter Otter Otter"=0A= but then I'm only a simple outdoors person - LOL!=0AThere isn't a nicer sou= nd than that heard on a summer morning, just before sunup=0Awhen out canoei= ng you here them calling=A0"Otter Otter Otter". It is usually a=0Afamily gr= oup out playing, sliding of a rock or branch into the water. Amusing animal= s.=0AThey also have a hissing call they make when checking out something in= teresting.=0ALike a canoe!=0ACome to think about it there isn't many folks = out in a canoe before sunup=0Aon a summer morning.=0AThanks again and have = a nice winter day=0APaul=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A = From: Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= =0ASent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:23:33 AM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] = River Otter on New Year's Day=0A =0AOn 1/14/2012 9:02 AM, Paul MacDonald wr= ote:=0A> Good sighting Terry - always fun to see them.=0A> A question for a= winters day=0A> Why are otters called otters?=0A> No prize for the best an= swer!=0A=0A* wikipedia - "The word otter derives from the Old English word = otor or oter. This and cognate words in other Indo-European languages ultim= ately stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *w=F3dr which also gave rise t= o the English word water."=0A=0AI assume "Lutra" and "Lontra" are among the= se cognates of the same word.=0A=0Afred schueler.=0A=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=0A= =0A> ----------------------------------------------------------------------= --=0A> *From:* Terry Boswell <ta_boz@hotmail.com>=0A> *To:* naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca=0A> *Sent:* Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:35:34 AM=0A> *Subject:* R= E: [NatureNS] River Otter on New Year's Day=0A> =0A> I have spotted otters = on Bisset Lake and Sulivan's Pond this winter, so=0A> it seems that this is= a good year for them.=0A> =0A> Regards=0A> Terry Boswell=0A> =0A> --------= ----------------------------------------------------------------=0A> From: = bbartlett@eastlink.ca=0A> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=0A> Subject: [NatureN= S] River Otter on New Year's Day=0A> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:29:04 -0400= =0A> =0A> It's taken a while for me to get this written, but it any case, o= n New=0A> Year's Day my younger daughter spotted an Otter running across th= e thin=0A> ice of Frog Pond, Jollimore, HRM. Then we both watched it run qu= ite a=0A> distance, out of sight. We went off the trail, through the woods,= and=0A> luckily came out at a location much closer to the Otter, its whisk= ers=0A> and nose clearly visible through the binoculars. It ran around a li= ttle=0A> more, then disappeared around a corner. This is the first time we'= d seen=0A> an Otter there. Does anyone (Pat Chalmers?) know how often Otter= s are=0A> seen at Frog Pond, especially in the winter?=0A> Brian=0A> =0A> = =0A=0A=0A-- =0Afred=0A-----------------------------------------------------= -------=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad=0ABishops = Mills Natural History Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm=0AMudpuppy Nigh= t in Oxford Mills - http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm=0ADaily Paintings - http= ://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 South Nation Basi= n Art & Science Book=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.ht= m=0A=A0 =A0 RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Canada K0G 1T0=0A=A0 on the Smiths= Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W=0A=A0 (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at is= tar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/=0A---------------------------------------------= ---------------=0A---------------------------------------------------------= --- ---2114655128-1474728074-1326637993=:33200 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:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thank you = all for the interesting replies.</span></div><div><span>You all are a store= of knowledge.</span></div><div><span>My thoughts were the name came from t= heir call "Otter Otter Otter"</span></div><div><span>but then I'm only a si= mple outdoors person - LOL!</span></div><div><span>There isn't a nicer soun= d than that heard on a summer morning, just before sunup</span></div><div><= span>when out canoeing you here them calling </span><span style=3D"fon= t-size: 12pt; ">"Otter Otter Otter". It is usually a</span></div><div><span= style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">family group out playing, sliding of a rock or= branch into the water. Amusing animals.</span></div><div><span style=3D"fo= nt-size: 12pt; ">They also have a hissing call they make when checking out = something interesting.</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">L= ike a canoe!</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">Come to think = about it there isn't many folks out in a canoe before sunup</span></div><di= v><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">on a summer morning.</span></div><div>T= hanks again and have a nice winter day</div><div>Paul</div><div><br></div><= div><span style=3D"font-size: 12pt; "><br></span></div><div><br></div> <di= v style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', tim= es, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman'= , 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" face=3D"A= rial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></= b> Frederick W. Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca><br> <b><span style=3D"font= -weight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style= =3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, January 14, 2012 10:23:3= 3 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Nat= ureNS] River Otter on New Year's Day<br> </font> </div> <br>On 1/14/2012 9:02 AM, Paul MacDon= ald wrote:<br>> Good sighting Terry - always fun to see them.<br>> A = question for a winters day<br>> Why are otters called otters?<br>> No= prize for the best answer!<br><br>* wikipedia - "The word otter derives fr= om the Old English word otor or oter. This and cognate words in other Indo-= European languages ultimately stem from the Proto-Indo-European root *w=F3d= r which also gave rise to the English word water."<br><br>I assume "Lutra" = and "Lontra" are among these cognates of the same word.<br><br>fred schuele= r.<br>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<br><br>> --------------------------------------= ----------------------------------<br>> *From:* Terry Boswell <<a yma= ilto=3D"mailto:ta_boz@hotmail.com" href=3D"mailto:ta_boz@hotmail.com">ta_bo= z@hotmail.com</a>><br>> *To:* <a ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.= ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>>= ; *Sent:* Saturday, January 14, 2012 9:35:34 AM<br>> *Subject:* RE: [Nat= ureNS] River Otter on New Year's Day<br>> <br>> I have spotted otters= on Bisset Lake and Sulivan's Pond this winter, so<br>> it seems that th= is is a good year for them.<br>> <br>> Regards<br>> Terry Boswell<= br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------= --------------<br>> From: <a ymailto=3D"mailto:bbartlett@eastlink.ca" hr= ef=3D"mailto:bbartlett@eastlink.ca">bbartlett@eastlink.ca</a><br>> To: <= a ymailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuc= to.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>> Subject: [NatureNS] River Ott= er on New Year's Day<br>> Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:29:04 -0400<br>> = <br>> It's taken a while for me to get this written, but it any case, on= New<br>> Year's Day my younger daughter spotted an Otter running across the thin<br>> ice of Frog Pond, Jollimore, HRM. Then we both watched it= run quite a<br>> distance, out of sight. We went off the trail, through= the woods, and<br>> luckily came out at a location much closer to the O= tter, its whiskers<br>> and nose clearly visible through the binoculars.= It ran around a little<br>> more, then disappeared around a corner. Thi= s is the first time we'd seen<br>> an Otter there. Does anyone (Pat Chal= mers?) know how often Otters are<br>> seen at Frog Pond, especially in t= he winter?<br>> Brian<br>> <br>> <br><br><br>-- <br>fred<br>------= ------------------------------------------------------<br> &nb= sp; Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad<br>Bishops Mills Natu= ral History Centre - <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm" target=3D"_bl= ank">http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm</a><br>Mudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills - <= a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm</a><br>Daily Paintings - = <a href=3D"http://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/" target=3D"_blank">ht= tp://karstaddailypaintings.blogspot.com/</a><br> = South Nation Basin Art & Science Book<br> = <a href=3D"http://pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm" target=3D"_blank">http:/= /pinicola.ca/books/SNR_book.htm</a><br> RR#2 Bishops Mills, On= tario, Canada K0G 1T0<br> on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'= N 75* 42'W<br> (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> <a href=3D"h= ttp://pinicola.ca/" target=3D"_blank">http://pinicola.ca/</a><br>----------= --------------------------------------------------<br>---------------------= ---------------------------------------<br><br><br><br> </div> </div> </di= v></body></html> ---2114655128-1474728074-1326637993=:33200--
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