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--Apple-Mail-24--929353923 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed I doubt that it's a June beetle larva, which would be underground and unavailable to kestrels ordinarily. It looks to me like a fat caterpillar of a lepidopteran of some sort. And what a great photo! Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Derek W Bridgehouse <d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: April 7, 2012 7:43:59 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] American Kestrel > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi - looks like a grub of say perhaps a June Bug beetle larva from > your awesome photo. > > Cheers, DB > > Sent from Samsung mobile > Derek W. Bridgehouse > 85 Prince Albert Rd. > Dartmouth, N.S > B2Y 1M1 > > Paul Evans <pauldanielevans@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Over the last couple of weeks an American Kestrel has periodically >> been >> hunting a field near our home in East Lawrencetown. Here is a >> picture: >> >> http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-tCkjdFk/0/L/IMG2205- >> L.jpg >> >> It has been productively feeding on some type of insect. Can >> anyone identify >> the type of insect from this photo?: >> >> http://paulevans.smugmug.com/Other/Birding/i-wKWrG4V/0/L/IMG1840- >> L.jpg >> >> While watching its activities, there was an entertaining bit of >> behaviour >> when it had captured a mouse and was looking for a location to >> cache it for >> later. It went to several different locations and didn't seem to be >> satisfied with any of them. Eventually it stuffed it under the >> bungee cord >> holding down the cover of a neighbour's green bin. >> >> Paul Evans >> East Lawrencetown >> >> >> >> >> --Apple-Mail-24--929353923 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> I doubt that it's a June beetle larva, which would be underground and = unavailable to kestrels ordinarily. It looks to me like a fat = caterpillar of a lepidopteran of some sort. And what a great = photo! Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin = forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Derek W Bridgehouse <<a = href=3D"mailto:d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca">d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.c= a</a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">April 7, 2012 7:43:59 PM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] American = Kestrel</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Hi - looks like a grub of say perhaps a June Bug = beetle larva from your awesome photo.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Cheers, = DB</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Sent from Samsung mobile</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Derek W. Bridgehouse</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">85 = Prince Albert Rd. <span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Dartmouth, N.S<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">B2Y 1M1</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: = 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Paul Evans <<a = href=3D"mailto:pauldanielevans@gmail.com">pauldanielevans@gmail.com</a>>= ; wrote:</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = <blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi,</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><