[NatureNS] Evening on the River

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Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 04:16:08 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Hi All=0ALast evening we went for a paddle on the river.=0ABeautiful evenin=
g and the east wind was kind enough to be quite as the sun=A0=0Awent down a=
nd the river was still. The water level is lower than we ever saw last summ=
er=0Aand its only mid-June. But the paddling was easy.=0AAt sundown the riv=
er herring started to take flies of the surface. 10 - 12 could be seen at o=
nce.=0AThey are heading out to sea and are hungry after all the efforts of =
spawning.=0AAn Eagle was sitting up on a tree - looked like a second year l=
ad. She/he was wanting=0Akippers for dinner and as the herring were on the =
surface no doubt would have one.=0AThe eagle had an escort of grackles and =
blackbirds on the trees nearby. As we watched=0Aa small hawk came shooting =
by - looked like a Sharpshin but it was so fast hard to tell.=0AA grackle h=
ad the misfortunate of being flying around at the time. The hawk gave chase=
=0Aand they went across the river but the grackle wasn't up to the task and=
 as the hawk grabbed=0Ait, both disappeared into the grass on the far side.=
 I doubt he baked it in a pie.=0AI don't know if the hawk had learned to hu=
nt near eagles or no. The grackles would be distracted=0Aand provide easy t=
argets but thats how it worked.=0AJust as we were leaving a salmon jumped a=
 bit down river. Sort of the signature=0Ato a very pleasant evening - for u=
s at least if not some of natures creatures.=0AHave a nice spring=0APaul
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti=
mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Hi All</div><div=
>Last evening we went for a paddle on the river.</div><div>Beautiful evenin=
g and the east wind was kind enough to be quite as the sun&nbsp;</div><div>=
went down and the river was still. The water level is lower than we ever sa=
w last summer</div><div>and its only mid-June. But the paddling was easy.</=
div><div>At sundown the river herring started to take flies of the surface.=
 10 - 12 could be seen at once.</div><div>They are heading out to sea and a=
re hungry after all the efforts of spawning.</div><div>An Eagle was sitting=
 up on a tree - looked like a second year lad. She/he was wanting</div><div=
>kippers for dinner and as the herring were on the surface no doubt would h=
ave one.</div><div>The eagle had an escort of grackles and blackbirds on th=
e trees nearby. As we watched</div><div>a small hawk came shooting by
 - looked like a Sharpshin but it was so fast hard to tell.</div><div>A gra=
ckle had the misfortunate of being flying around at the time. The hawk gave=
 chase</div><div>and they went across the river but the grackle wasn't up t=
o the task and as the hawk grabbed</div><div>it, both disappeared into the =
grass on the far side. I doubt he baked it in a pie.</div><div>I don't know=
 if the hawk had learned to hunt near eagles or no. The grackles would be d=
istracted</div><div>and provide easy targets but thats how it worked.</div>=
<div>Just as we were leaving a salmon jumped a bit down river. Sort of the =
signature</div><div>to a very pleasant evening - for us at least if not som=
e of natures creatures.</div><div>Have a nice spring</div><div>Paul</div><d=
iv><br></div><div><br></div></div></body></html>
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