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both of them cajoling loudly hed catch her bite her back and then shed turn and chase him with outstretched wings finally the happy couple flew a few feet landed in the water with a heavy splash and began to search for break- fast ahhr the sounds and sights of nature i dont know much about birds but i thought perhaps we had inadver tently witnessed a flirtatious moment between two mating geese my thoughts driftedto the environ ment and about the health of lake simcoe i remembered how last year my neighbours to the south end in cooks bay were buried in rotting smelly weeds algae and green sludge weeds grow because lake simcoe is i loaded r phosphorus a chemical rlfourid in plants and fertilizer 1 while j phosphorus is a natural c chemical ithe lake suburban growth andacultural spraying is adding far i too much officials say v- georjgmamayor jeff holec a board member pnmvlake simcoe region conservation authority and the greater toronto services board coun- committee echoes these 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