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--Apple-Mail-39--110436807 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Ian, I have taken the liberty of forwarding this message to NatureNS. Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Ian Manning <imanning@upei.ca> > Date: February 17, 2014 10:38:16 AM AST > To: nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > Subject: [ValleyNature] Canning Coyotes, 17 Feb 2014 > > Sightings occurred between 9:00 and 10:00, 17 Feb 2014, Canning NS. > > This morning I was doing a morning GBBC. I saw a coyote walking > across the field, south of the Habitant River. I noticed it was > limping, and went outside to get a closer look. It was between > 150-200 metres away, as I stepped outside it changed directions and > turned south. I could clearly see it was missing a hind leg, must > have had a run-in with a car, or maybe a leg trap (I've read > coyotes will chew their legs off when stuck in a trap). Despite > missing a leg, the dog seemed no worse for wear. It was in great > condition, and had a beautiful coat and even managed a pretty quick- > moving but staggered run. > > About five minutes later a second coyote came walking across the > field, nearly tracing the path of the first coyote. This dog was > large, probably the biggest coyote I've ever seen. It sat down with > its head in the air, and looked to be about four feet tall, > although I have nothing in the field to compare it with in terms of > size. > > I then got a call from my next-door neighbour that she had seen a > third coyote crossing the field (the second coyote I saw). She said > a pair had passed through about half an hour earlier. She hadn't > seen the limping dog missing a leg. So it stands to reason that > unless one of the first pair doubled back without us seeing, that > four separate coyotes crossed the field this morning. Most I can > remember seeing. > > Ian > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-39--110436807 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; "> Ian, I have taken the liberty of forwarding this message to NatureNS. = 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">Ian Manning <<a = href=3D"mailto:imanning@upei.ca">imanning@upei.ca</a>></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>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">February 17, 2014 10:38:16 AM AST</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"><a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></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>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[ValleyNature] Canning Coyotes, 17 = Feb 2014</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div> <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Sightings occurred between 9:00 and = 10:00, 17 Feb 2014, Canning NS.</div><div><br></div>This morning I was = doing a morning GBBC. I saw a coyote walking across the field, south of = the Habitant River. I noticed it was limping, and went outside to get a = closer look. It was between 150-200 metres away, as I stepped outside it = changed directions and turned south. I could clearly see it was missing = a hind leg, must have had a run-in with a car, or maybe a leg trap (I've = read coyotes will chew their legs off when stuck in a trap). Despite = missing a leg, the dog seemed no worse for wear. It was in great = condition, and had a beautiful coat and even managed a pretty = quick-moving but staggered run. <div> <br></div><div>About five = minutes later a second coyote came walking across the field, nearly = tracing the path of the first coyote. This dog was large, probably the = biggest coyote I've ever seen. It sat down with its head in the air, and = looked to be about four feet tall, although I have nothing in the field = to compare it with in terms of size.</div> <div><br></div><div>I then = got a call from my next-door neighbour that she had seen a third coyote = crossing the field (the second coyote I saw). She said a pair had passed = through about half an hour earlier. She hadn't seen the limping dog = missing a leg. So it stands to reason that unless one of the first pair = doubled back without us seeing, that four separate coyotes crossed the = field this morning. Most I can remember seeing.</div> = <div><br></div><div>Ian</div></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-39--110436807--
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