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Index of Subjects --part1_49da16.aae4318.4468b7d0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Last year the Otters were a little too familiar in Hubbards. For the second year in a row they chose to spend the early summer in the cove. While it was interesting to see them, their habit of catching lobsters and eating them on the marina docks leaving a big mess on mooring lines, was not popular. Peter Stow In a message dated 2016-05-14 1:51:31 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, bkwigney@gmail.com writes: Paul, and all, A few years ago, a friend and I had an interesting encounter with otter while we were out in my canoe. We had put into the Clyde River in Lanark, Ontario, then paddled a few kilometres upstream. We were just about to pass under a bridge when we noticed a commotion at the surface of the water - sort of like boiling water. We could see some kind of creatures rolling just under the surface. Turned out to be a pair of young otter. They came up to the bow of the canoe - no doubt a bit curious - and swam back and forth a few times. We were enjoying a good view of them for maybe half a minute, when suddenly an adult otter rose up out of the water sort of "chest high" right in front of the bow - very close to my friend. It made a very loud noise -- sort of a blowing noise -- Fffwwwaaahhh. Ffwwaaahhh. Looked pretty angry, as it glared at us while its young swam away. Then it turned and chased the young further away from the canoe -- the three of them rolling together as they swam off. Very memorable. My friend still talks of that encounter. Bev Wigney Round Hill, NS On 5/14/16, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > Hi All > Yesterday was such a nice day a friend and I went > to Keji for a little paddling and a bit of fishing. > As we paddled in a little cove just of the river, I saw > a movement in the water and the water sort of hump up. > We were close to shore maybe 45 cms of water - when I looked > closely I could see an Otter lying on the bottom. The canoe passed > just in front of it and I could see the Otter looking up at me. I let the > canoe slide and the Otter didn't move while I could see it. I've seen > a lot of otters over the years but the first time I've seen on in its > natural > habitat. Not a good chance for a picture. > The Mayflies were out - 2 or 3 different kinds. Small ones - some folks call > the > Sallies, a few medium and a number of larger ones. The fish were having > a good meal as were the Red Winged Blackbirds. They were at their > best flying back and forth konking all the time. A Grouse drumming in > the background made it a perfect canoe trip. > The staff are very friendly also - A few minutes talking will get > lots of interesting info. One member even gave me a nice hat! > Who could ask for more? > The only sad part of the day was having to leave! > Enjoy the spring > Paul > > > --part1_49da16.aae4318.4468b7d0_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUS-ASCII" http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 11.00.10586.306"></HEAD> <BODY id=3Drole_body style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR:= #000000"=20 bottomMargin=3D7 leftMargin=3D7 topMargin=3D7 rightMargin=3D7><FONT id=3Dr= ole_document=20 color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV>Last year the Otters were a little too familiar in Hubbards. For the= second=20 year in a row they chose to spend the early summer in the cove. While it= was=20 interesting to see them, their habit of catching lobsters and eating them= on the=20 marina docks leaving a big mess on mooring lines, was not popular.</DIV> <DIV>Peter Stow</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2016-05-14 1:51:31 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time,=20 bkwigney@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"= ><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=3D#000000 size=3D2 face=3D= Arial>Paul,=20 and all,<BR><BR>A few years ago, a friend and I had an interesting encou= nter=20 with<BR>otter while we were out in my canoe. We had put into the= Clyde=20 River<BR>in Lanark, Ontario, then paddled a few kilometres upstream.&nbs= p; We=20 were<BR>just about to pass under a bridge when we noticed a commotion at= =20 the<BR>surface of the water - sort of like boiling water. We could= see=20 some<BR>kind of creatures rolling just under the surface. Tu= rned=20 out to be a<BR>pair of young otter. They came up to the bow of the= canoe=20 - no doubt<BR>a bit curious - and swam back and forth a few times. = We=20 were enjoying<BR>a good view of them for maybe half a minute, when sudde= nly an=20 adult<BR>otter rose up out of the water sort of "chest high" right in fr= ont=20 of<BR>the bow - very close to my friend. It made a very loud noise --&nb= sp;=20 sort<BR>of a blowing noise -- Fffwwwaaahhh. Ffwwaaahhh. = ;=20 Looked pretty<BR>angry, as it glared at us while its young swam away.&nb= sp;=20 Then it turned<BR>and chased the young further away from the canoe -- th= e=20 three of them<BR>rolling together as they swam off. Very=20 memorable. My friend still<BR>talks of that encounter.<BR><BR>Bev= =20 Wigney<BR>Round Hill, NS<BR><BR>On 5/14/16, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca=20 <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:<BR>> Hi All<BR>> Yesterda= y was=20 such a nice day a friend and I went<BR>> to Keji for a little paddlin= g and=20 a bit of fishing.<BR>> As we paddled in a little cove just of the riv= er, I=20 saw<BR>> a movement in the water and the water sort of hump up.<BR>&g= t; We=20 were close to shore maybe 45 cms of water - when I looked<BR>> closel= y I=20 could see an Otter lying on the bottom. The canoe passed<BR>> just in= front=20 of it and I could see the Otter looking up at me. I let the<BR>> cano= e=20 slide and the Otter didn't move while I could see it. I've seen<BR>>= a lot=20 of otters over the years but the first time I've seen on in its<BR>>= =20 natural<BR>> habitat. Not a good chance for a picture.<BR>> The Ma= yflies=20 were out - 2 or 3 different kinds. Small ones - some folks call<BR>>= =20 the<BR>> Sallies, a few medium and a number of larger ones. The fish= were=20 having<BR>> a good meal as were the Red Winged Blackbirds. They were= at=20 their<BR>> best flying back and forth konking all the time. A Grouse= =20 drumming in<BR>> the background made it a perfect canoe trip.<BR>>= The=20 staff are very friendly also - A few minutes talking will get<BR>> lo= ts of=20 interesting info. One member even gave me a nice hat!<BR>> Who could= ask=20 for more?<BR>> The only sad part of the day was having to leave!<BR>&= gt;=20 Enjoy the spring<BR>>=20 Paul<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></FONT></BODY></= HTML> --part1_49da16.aae4318.4468b7d0_boundary--
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