Re: NANFA-- mystery photo

Joshua L Wiegert (jlw_at_dune.net)
Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:26:56 -0700 (MST)

Is it an oarfish?

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On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Norman Edelen wrote:

> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 18:07:06 -0800 > From: Norman Edelen <normane_at_edelendoors.com> > Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net > Subject: Re: NANFA-- mystery photo > > Hi Jay, > > I am going to guess that it is a porpoise chasing a squid that has broken > the surface. > > Norm Edelen > > Portland, Oregon > ________________________________ > > A Proud Member of > The Greater Portland Aquarium Society. > www.gpas.org > > The North American Native Fishes Association > 30 years of conservation efforts, public education, > and aquarium study of our native fishes. > www.nanfa.org > > Lake Baikal Endemics Rock! > _________________________________ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net> > To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net> > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 5:28 PM > Subject: Re: NANFA-- mystery photo > > > >Ok... seriously... really hard to even guess at what it is. It could be a > >bird landing or diving underwater, or something as simple as a muskrat. :) > > Much more awesome than something so mundane! :-) > > > >But is more likely something that just left the surface... like a duck. > > No, but there were flying fishes around. > > > >Knowing where you were (I think...) I'll guess gray whale. > > Nope, but I did see whales: > http://home.att.net/~mudminnow/finwhale.jpg. The fin whales were large and > not friendly like gray whales. There were also blue whales. We just hoped > they wouldn't surface under us. > > -- > Jay DeLong > Olympia, WA > -- > /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily > / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes > / Association" > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes > Association > / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word > / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to > / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to > / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. > / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org > /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily > / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes > / Association" > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association > / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word > / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to > / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to > / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. > / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org /----------------------------------------------------------------------------- /"Unless stated otherwise, comments made on this list do not necessarily / reflect the beliefs or goals of the North American Native Fishes / Association" / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes Association / nanfa_at_aquaria.net. To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get help, send the word / subscribe, unsubscribe, or help in the body (not subject) of an email to / nanfa-request_at_aquaria.net. For a digest version, send the command to / nanfa-digest-request_at_aquaria.net instead. / For more information about NANFA, visit our web page, http://www.nanfa.org