[NatureNS] 6+4 hooded mergansers, full Moon & tidal amplitudes, feeder birds

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From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:32:06 -0400
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NOV. 26, 2012 - Current feeder-birds: 3 pheasants (m + 2f), 2 crows,  
uncounted bl.-c. chickadees (4+), usually 3 blue jays (up to 5), 1  
song sparrow, 2+ swhite-throated sparrows, 2+ juncos.

NOV. 27, 2012 - Local ponds nearly all ice-covered.  SILVER LAKE,  
LAKEVILLE,  still open water, no geese, but 6 hooded mergansers (3m, 
3f/imm).

HABITANT RIVER in CANNING: 4 f/imm hooded mergansers, 35 mallards, 2  
black ducks.

Tonight is a FULL MOON, but it's at Apogee, which means it's distant  
from the Earth, and ergo it appears to be relatively small to our  
eyes.  Apogee's opposite is Perigee, when Moon is closest to the  
Earth -- recall the huge tides resulting just two weeks ago (see the  
BNS Calendar to refresh your memory -- 11.1 m tidal amplitude today,  
vs. 16.2 m on Nov.15 -- that's quite a difference).

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.


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feeder-birds: </b>3 pheasants (m + 2f), 2 crows, uncounted bl.-c. =
chickadees (4+), usually 3 blue jays (up to 5), 1 song sparrow, 2+ =
swhite-throated sparrows, 2+ juncos.&nbsp;</span></div><div =
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Roman"><b>NOV. 27, 2012</b> - Local ponds nearly all =
ice-covered.&nbsp;<b> SILVER LAKE, LAKEVILLE</b>,&nbsp; still open =
water, no geese, but <b>6 hooded mergansers</b> =
(3m,3f/imm).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman"><b>HABITANT RIVER in CANNING: =
</b>4 f/imm <b>hooded mergansers</b>, 35 mallards, 2 black =
ducks.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal =
13px/normal 'Times New Roman'; min-height: 16px; "><br></div><div =
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margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman">Tonight is a <b>FULL MOON</b>, =
but it's at<b> Apogee</b>, which means it's distant from the Earth, and =
ergo it appears to be relatively small to our eyes.&nbsp; Apogee's =
opposite is Perigee, when Moon is closest to the Earth -- recall the =
huge tides resulting just two weeks ago (see the BNS Calendar to refresh =
your memory -- 11.1 m<b> tidal amplitude </b>today, vs. 16.2 m on Nov.15 =
-- that's quite a difference).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New =
Roman"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: =
0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Times New =
Roman" size=3D"4" style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman">Cheers from Jim =
in Wolfville.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D"4" =
style=3D"font: 13.0px Times New Roman"><br></font></div>
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