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Posted: 29-01-2012 18:33 Post subject:

If it was nocturnal people wouldn't keep seeing it during the day. Perhaps when circumstances dictate it puts in a nightshift.
There is no biological imperative to going inland and entering the loch, but some animals are dumb as @@@@.
The only large aquatic herivore I can think of is the manatee, and they're not very large at all and don't fit the habits described.

Posted: 29-01-2012 18:42 Post subject:

I can't think of one either, used to be Stellar's sea cow though that was huge. I'm sure someone at some time put that forward as a possible Nessie.

Posted: 14-02-2012 09:26 Post subject: Food for Nessie

One or two posts asked about the food supply in Loch Ness, so I put together this article:

http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2012/02/is-there-enough-food-for-nessie_12.html

Roland

Posted: 14-02-2012 11:07 Post subject:

mmmm still don't think there is anything there beyond giant eels or a stray sturgeon , but plenty too think about there , tvm silver

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Posted: 15-02-2012 22:46 Post subject:

It's a bit more fundamental than that.

Posted: 20-02-2012 13:02 Post subject: Famous Nessie Photo receives boost

I did this analysis of the Peter MacNab (Nessie near the Castle) photograph which IMO boosts its credibility.

http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2012/02/analysis-of-peter-macnab-photograph.html

Roland

Posted: 20-02-2012 18:23 Post subject:

Thanks - an interesting site overall, may write more once I've had a chance to read through it.

Posted: 23-02-2012 15:20 Post subject:

I've always thought the explanation for that photograph (assuming it's no hoax) is actually rather simple.

There is clearly very calm water in the foreground, as you can sea a clear reflection of Urquhart Castle.

If the calm water extended right across the loch, you would expect to see a clear dark reflection of the high hills on the far side (see them at http://g.co/maps/4wnhy), so clearly the water is more disturbed in the middle and far side of the loch, presumably by wind that is not hitting the sheltered foreground.

The "humps" in the photograph are in the same location where the reflection of the very tops of these hills would fall, so the reflection of the tops of the hills in the very edge of the foreground calm water is creating the optical illusion of humps.

Posted: 14-03-2012 09:20 Post subject: Loch Ness Monster Bibliography

Check if you have all those Nessie books you are collecting!

http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.com/2012/03/books-on-loch-ness-monster_13.html

Roland

Rip Hepple has published the aquatic cryptid newsletter "Nessletter" since 1975 with the decided emphasis on the Loch Ness Monster. It is a veritable mine of information on Nessie wihch continues where the books left off when the likes of Dinsdale, Mackal, Holiday, etc stopped writing.

With his consent, part of the early series (1975-1985) has been digitised and put online for free viewing and research. I hope to add more issues as time goes on.

http://lochnessmystery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/rip-hepple-nessletter-archive.html

Roland

Posted: 27-03-2012 19:29 Post subject:

Clicked on the links and the first one mentioned the Barmouth sea monster seen running across the beach by a group of school kids. I'd forgotten that one recently but it used to be one of my favourites.

Looks like this news letter will be quite fascinating.

Posted: 29-03-2012 15:11 Post subject:

Good, hope you find it informative. I plan to add more in the weeks/months ahead with Rip's permission.

Roland