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Hi Marg & All, June 12, 2011
Deer eat these, sometimes when the plant is still quite short, the
indication then being a relatively long scape (with no flower at flowering
time) and leaves with the distal half or 3/4 missing. They also sometimes
eat just the flower, the indication being a long flowerless scape.
I treated myself to a brief walk on June 8 at which time the Common
Lady's-Slipper flowers were at their peak for artificial pollination in the
North Alton woodlot.
The stand that had more than 100 plants a few years ago is now much
reduced.
YT, Dave Webster Kentville
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marg Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca>
To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2011 7:30 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] White Point Birds and
> Before I forget, I must say there is another spectacular Ladyslipper show
> at Thomas Raddall Park. Many had been picked (do deer nibble the blooms?)
> but so many are coming along. Interestingly, many have very short stems
> this year. Only saw the pink ones, too, no whites so far.
>
> Birds wise we have young Starlings, Grackles, Sparrows (song I think),
> Robins and Chickadees in the yard. I saw another Raven take a young Robin
> sadly. I had just rescued it from the greenhouse and it was quite
> stressed.
> We had a Mockingbird and a Gray Jay here this week, as well as a number
> of visits from Waxwings, both sorts. The American goldfinches are getting
> rounder and rounder and tend to occupy the chickadee feeder for a good
> part of the day. They keep pulling out seeds and dropping the for the
> other birds, the chipmunks and now young squirrels.
> The Purple Finch males, there are a couple, have been dancing and
> strutting for the females. Too funny but very elaborate moves. Dancing and
> spinning wing fluttering and twirling.....fancy moves for sure!!
> The hummingbirds seem finally to be settling down. They aren't as
> anti-social as other years; it isn't uncommon to see 3 males and on
> another 4 females on the feeders without fighting.......other times all
> sitting in a group and mulling the world over.
> The puzzling thing is what is going on with the tree swallows. Both houses
> are occupied and there is incubation but there seems to be a male missing
> a good deal of the time. One bird appears to be feeding both houses at the
> moment, except for every now and again.
> Today a number of swallows flew in as if to visit and everyone brought
> flies and fed at the house closest to the house, a great todo but then
> when they approached the house at the barn, they were refused. I don't
> think the one house will be ready for departure date which has always been
> July 1st!
> Had a fresh chipmunk in the yard today, all dewy eyed.
> There has been a squirrel, a young male I think, that comes eats a bit,
> sleeps a lot at the edge of the feeder or on the ridgepole of the arbor
> and heads out again.
> That's it for White Point, Queens
> Marg Millard
>
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