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I don't want to die trying to see ducks. > > > > I ask everyone to be very careful and don't go alone! Or, here's a > thought, wait until the water goes down and hope they're still there?

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That die off probably illustrates how few times sharks really do want to attack humans. However, I do not go in where bait fish abound and never at dusk and dawn (who wants to be in the water at dawn anyway?) when predators feed. Stay away from ledges and drop-offs with currents because predators like those areas too.

Now if the winds die down a bit on Lake Michigan maybe we can continue south on Saturday. Bob & Lynn Williamson On Legrace in Manistee MI Aquanaut Drifter 1250

BTW, according to an archived NY Times article, the pronunciation is not as stated in another response, but : "Over the centuries the name (pronounced SPY-ten DIE-vul) has been grist for legends -- usually linked to the fierce confluence of the Harlem and Hudson Rivers below -- and has been translated as "spitting devil," "in spite of the devil" and "spouting

They die after spawning. I assure you the lock operators do bathe regularly, it's not them, it's the dead fish. This is all part of nature, and will be gone in a few more days. There are still currents in some places, but it is greatly reduced now.

I've seen my comrades fall in battle or die more slowly under the lash in Africa. I've held them in my arms at the final moment. These were men who saw life as it is, yet they died despairing. No glory, no brave last words, only their eyes, filled with confusion, questioning "Why?"

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There are also accounts in the Wilson Bulletin of large weather-related longspur die-offs in Nebraska on two dates in February 1922, although no numbers are give. Greg Hanisek