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Hi John & All, June 14, 2012
On the topic of water, I think there will be a need for a cheap but =
functional fish ladder design for low dams and speculated on Nature NS =
about a possible snail design.
When discussing this with a member of an Agricultural Water =
Committee a few years ago I was shot down at once by the observation =
that Trout will not enter a structure if it is dark inside.
Is it in fact correct that Trout will not enter a dark structure ? =20
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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----- Original Message -----=20
From: John and Nhung=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 8:34 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Evening on the River
Really appreciate your observations, Paul.
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Want to add a disquieting appendix: I'm on the Climate change Action =
Plan committee for Yarmouth. I'm told we should anticipate warmer, =
wetter winters, and hotter, drier summers, in future. Weather in =
current and recent years seem to back that up.
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We'd better start taking rain water storage more seriously!
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul MacDonald
Sent: June-14-12 8:16 AM
To: Nature NS
Subject: [NatureNS] Evening on the River
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Hi All
Last evening we went for a paddle on the river.
Beautiful evening and the east wind was kind enough to be quite as the =
sun=20
went down and the river was still. The water level is lower than we =
ever saw last summer
and its only mid-June. But the paddling was easy.
At sundown the river herring started to take flies of the surface. 10 =
- 12 could be seen at once.
They are heading out to sea and are hungry after all the efforts of =
spawning.
An Eagle was sitting up on a tree - looked like a second year lad. =
She/he was wanting
kippers for dinner and as the herring were on the surface no doubt =
would have one.
The eagle had an escort of grackles and blackbirds on the trees =
nearby. As we watched
a small hawk came shooting by - looked like a Sharpshin but it was so =
fast hard to tell.
A grackle had the misfortunate of being flying around at the time. The =
hawk gave chase
and they went across the river but the grackle wasn't up to the task =
and as the hawk grabbed
it, both disappeared into the grass on the far side. I doubt he baked =
it in a pie.
I don't know if the hawk had learned to hunt near eagles or no. The =
grackles would be distracted
and provide easy targets but thats how it worked.
Just as we were leaving a salmon jumped a bit down river. Sort of the =
signature
to a very pleasant evening - for us at least if not some of natures =
creatures.
Have a nice spring
Paul
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> On the topic of water, I think =
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be a need for a cheap but functional fish ladder design for low =
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speculated on Nature NS about a possible snail design.</FONT></DIV>
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observation that Trout will not enter a structure if it is dark=20
inside.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2> Is it in fact correct =
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will not enter a dark structure ? </FONT></DIV>
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