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Enjoyed your canoe trip, vicariously, Paul! Was it a Barred Owl? Unusual t=
o see a crow actually strike an owl? May be a young owl, unskilled in deali=
ng with them?
Carmel SmithMidville Branch
On Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 9:39:11 AM ADT, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.c=
a <rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: =20
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ashed black;z-index:10000;} Hi All Yesterday was a fine day for a paddl=
e on the Lahave. No wind or waves made it lovely for a friend and I. Ab=
out 5 we went ashore for a break and a little lunch. As we stood talking =
a commotion of Crows approached.=C2=A0 They were chasing an Owl and were =
not in good humour judging by their calls. As the parade went overhead ab=
out tree height=C2=A0 one of the crows dived the owl and struck it in the=
back. That loosened a bunch of feathers and as there was no wind the f=
eathers drifted down to us like a flurry of big snowflakes. Perhaps 15 to=
20 they were a beautiful small grey feathers. After the parade went by t=
he owl flew into a grove of thick trees. The crows milled about for a lit=
tle, declared victory and then went of about other business. Earlier a =
vulture flew high, very high over head. Going from North to South very fa=
st. It could scan a lot of country from that height. In the afternoon as =
the day warmed Dragon flies started out. Several different species.=C2=A0=
There was a few Caddis flies laying eggs on the water. Again my knowledg=
e of Caddis flies does not extend to iding species. And after sundown a h=
atch of midges came off the water. Small fellows but lots of them. So man=
y insects. Darkness ended a good day so we went ashore. Enjoy a fall ca=
noe trip Paul =C2=A0 =20
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">Hi All</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">Yesterday was a fine day for a paddle on the Lahave.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">No wind or waves made it lovely for a friend and I.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">About 5 we went ashore for a break and a little lunch.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">As we stood talking a commotion of Crows approached. </span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">They were chasing an Owl and were not in good humour</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">judging by their calls. As the parade went overhead about tree height </span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">one of the crows dived the owl and struck it in the back.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">That loosened a bunch of feathers and as there was no wind</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">the feathers drifted down to us like a flurry of big snowflakes.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">Perhaps 15 to 20 they were a beautiful small grey feathers.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">After the parade went by the owl flew into a grove of thick trees.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">The crows milled about for a little, declared victory and then went of</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">about other business.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">Earlier a vulture flew high, very high over head. Going from North to South</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">very fast. It could scan a lot of country from that height.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">In the afternoon as the day warmed Dragon flies started out. Several different</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">species. There was a few Caddis flies laying eggs on the water. Again</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">my knowledge of Caddis flies does not extend to iding species. And after</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">sundown a hatch of midges came off the water. Small fellows but lots of them.</span>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;">So many insects.</span>
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