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--Apple-Mail-530-317352643 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Subject: [ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump at Port Williams > > Yesterday's high tide was a relatively low high tide (amplitude > 10.8 metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. to 15.6 m.) -- yes, > yesterday was New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (short > distance Moon to Earth) -- when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near > Perigee, then we get high highs and low lows. > > Isn't it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers? I would > love to be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for a > while. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> >> Date: August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM ADT >> To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Fish at Port Williams >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi All >> This morning we went to the Valley to do some errands. >> After we stopped at Port Williams for lunch at The Port Pub. >> Lovely day with a high tide and as the moon was new yesterday, >> the river had sprung its banks away back. >> As we were having lunch a fish jumped out of the water >> just in front maybe 200 m out. It jumped nose to the sky and fell >> back in. That doesn't give much time for careful measurements or >> observing >> small details. However it looked to be 1m plus. a nice sized fish. >> Due to the type of jump and the size, my odds would be that it was >> a Sturgeon. >> Seem not so rare around the upper bay but little reported. >> By the way the Calamari is delicious. >> Enjoy the summer >> Paul >> > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-530-317352643 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div><br></div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] Big Fish Jump at Port = Williams</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> Yesterday's high tide was a relatively low high tide = (amplitude 10.8 metres, cf. scale of amplitudes from 8 m. to 15.6 m.) -- = yes, yesterday was New Moon, but Apogee occurred on Aug. 3 (short = distance Moon to Earth) -- when New Moon or Full Moon occurs near = Perigee, then we get high highs and low lows.<div><br></div><div>Isn't = it interesting that Sturgeons are regular jumpers? I would love to = be a witness, but I will stick with the shorebirds for a = while.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">August 7, 2013 3:56:10 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Nature NS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Fish at Port = Williams</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, = helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: auto" = id=3D"yiv8524912600"> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"> <div = style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, = sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto" = id=3D"yiv8524912600"> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"> <div = style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, = sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <div = id=3D"yiv8524912600yui_3_7_2_17_1375900436465_3386">Hi All</div> <div = id=3D"yiv8524912600yui_3_7_2_17_1375900436465_3387">This morning we went = to the Valley to do some errands.</div> <div = id=3D"yiv8524912600yui_3_7_2_17_1375900436465_3388">After we stopped at = Port Williams for lunch at The Port Pub.</div> <div = id=3D"yiv8524912600yui_3_7_2_17_1375900436465_3389">Lovely day with a = high tide and as the moon was new yesterday,</div> <div = id=3D"yiv8524912600yui_3_7_2_17_1375900436465_3390">the river had sprung = its b