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Hi Darrell & All, Nov 12, 2013
This is a long shot but are you aware of any forestry operations =
upstream in the watershed that involve conifers ? Especially chipping or =
debarking but perhaps even Christmas tree harvesting or studwood =
cutting. Or recent swarms of ants upstream ? (very unlikely this late in =
the year)
Twenty plus years ago, when I was starting to carve 'practical' =
(some quite impractical) objects I found a huge Spruce burl by the =
roadside and spent the better part of an evening using a chainsaw, =
without eye protection, to cut off slabs of rot infested or ant infested =
and highly resinous exterior to reduce dimensions to a more readily =
loaded ~5' diameter of mostly useful wood.=20
Some 6 hours later I woke with upper and lower lids of both eyes so =
puffed up I could barely see. The nurse and Dr who examined me in =
Emergency said it was just some kind of eye irritation (gave me eye =
drops ?) and advised rest for a day or so. It may have been formic acid =
from ants, resin powder or fungal spores/hyphae but I have always =
suspected resin because parts of that burl were loaded.
yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:36 AM
Subject: [NatureNS] Re: beaver with swollen red eyelids
Apon catching a beaver my father and I noticed red swollen eyelids on =
it. Dad said in his 40 years of trapping he has never seen such a thing =
and neither have I.
In searching the web I couldn't find any information on red eyes in =
beaver, just pets. Possibly conjunctiva. Both eye lids were swollen and =
red. The eyeballs looked fine.
Maybe this is something new,=20
All the best,
Darrell
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<DIV> This is a long shot but are you aware of any =
forestry=20
operations upstream in the watershed that involve conifers ? =
Especially=20
chipping or debarking but perhaps even Christmas tree harvesting or =
studwood=20
cutting. Or recent swarms of ants upstream ? (very unlikely this late in =
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year)</DIV>
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<DIV> Twenty plus years ago, when I was starting to =
carve=20
'practical' (some quite impractical) objects I found a huge Spruce burl =
by the=20
roadside and spent the better part of an evening using a chainsaw, =
without eye=20
protection, to cut off slabs of rot infested or ant infested and =
highly=20
resinous exterior to reduce dimensions to a more readily =
loaded ~5'=20
diameter of mostly useful wood. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Some 6 hours later I woke with upper and =
lower lids=20
of both eyes so puffed up I could barely see. The nurse and Dr who =
examined me=20
in Emergency said it was just some kind of eye irritation (gave me eye =
drops ?)=20
and advised rest for a day or so. It may have been formic acid from =
ants, resin=20
powder or fungal spores/hyphae but I have always suspected resin because =
parts=20
of that burl were loaded.</DIV>
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<DIV>yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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<P>Apon catching a beaver my father and I noticed red swollen eyelids =
on it.=20
Dad said in his 40 years of trapping he has never seen such a thing =
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neither have I.</P>
<P> </P>
<P>In searching the web I couldn't find any information on red =
eyes in=20
beaver, just pets. Possibly conjunctiva. Both eye lids were swollen =
and red.=20
The eyeballs looked fine.</P>
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<P>Maybe this is something new, </P>
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<P>All the best,</P>
<P>Darrell</P>
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