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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Don</FONT></DIV><SPAN class=3DHOEnZb>&
That is one bigass habour porpoise.
On 12/3/12, Hubcove@aol.com <Hubcove@aol.com> wrote:
> With the greatest respect for the Grand Manan gang, I don't think for a
> moment that it was a basking shark. I have seen many of them over the
> years,
> particularly on passage around Ireland when I was a young officer and they
>
> were hunted for their liver. The dorsal fin is invariably larger and more
> pointed and much more significant and the tail is often seen . I did
> provide the museum with some samples from a dead one in the Bay a couple of
> years
> ago. Although the dorsal is a little larger than I would expect I would
> vote for a harbor porpoise. We have had a family resident here in the bay
> for
> a few years and they typically don't display their bodies like their larger
>
> cousins. Invariably all you see is the dorsal and only a trace of the body
>
> when they blow. The shape of the dorsal is consistent with the ones we see
>
> here.
> Peter Stow
> Hubbards
>
>
> In a message dated 03/12/2012 2:20:16 P.M. Atlantic Standard Time,
> ideaphore@gmail.com writes:
>
> Sarah Wong at the Grand Manan Whale and Seabird Research Station has
> identified it as a likely Basking Shark. And it sure does look like a shark
> fin.
>
> About 15 minutes before I took the photo, while on the bus to the ferry
> terminal, I saw a long narrow wake curving across the cove in front of
> Kings
> Landing. Then, while walking to the terminal from the bus, I detoured over
>
> to the pier to see if I could see what had produced the wake. While sitting
>
> with my binoculars for ten minutes on one of the benches on the pier, I
> didn't see anything interesting. However, as the ferry was approaching and I
>
> headed over to the terminal, I turned and saw the back object in the water.
>
> I had a camera with a 300mm lens and snapped off a few shots before it was
>
> gone. At the time I thought it was probably a seal, but when I got to the
> office and zoomed into the photo, I was no longer sure.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Don MacNeill <_donmacneill@bellaliant.net_
> (mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net) > wrote:
>
>
> Could it be the head of a seal?
>
> Don
>
> Don MacNeill
> _donmacneill@bellaliant.net_ (mailto:donmacneill@bellaliant.net)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: _Rick Ballard_ (mailto:ideaphore@gmail.com)
> To: _NatureNS_ (mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca)
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:37 PM
> Subject: [NatureNS] Another Hfx Hbr Sea Creature
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>
>
> Just as I was going into the Alderney Ferry Terminal this morning, I
> noticed this black object maybe 50m south of the Alderney Pier. I snapped
> off a
> couple of quick shots before it was gone. It looks like a large (12+")
> dorsal fin, maybe a small whale or shark ? I occasionally see seals in this
>
> area, but I don't think this is a seal.
>
> _Dorsal Fin Original_
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/8229406399/in/photostream/lightbox/)
>
> _Dorsal Fin Zoomed_
> (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/8230472454/in/photostream/lightbox/)
>
>
> --
> Rick Ballard
> Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada
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> Rick Ballard
> Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada
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