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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-31--899013901 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hard to see enough detail to be certain, but a June beetle (Phyllophaga sp. or Serica sp.) are a good guess. Almost certainly a beetle of some sort. Cheers! Chris On 8-Apr-12, at 7:30 AM, Derek W Bridgehouse wrote: > I doubt its a lep caterpillar at this time of year as most would > have pupated and it may not be a june bug grub either but whatever > its a juicy tidbit in the birds diet in spite of this weather.And > "yes" a great pic > Paul thought june bug larva too! Perhaps another type of > Coleopteran? ? ? > > Sent from Samsung mobile > Derek W. Bridgehouse > > "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > >> 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-31--899013901 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hard to see enough detail to be = certain, but a June beetle (<i>Phyllophaga</i> sp. or <i>Serica</i> sp.) = are a good guess. Almost certainly a beetle of some = sort.<div><br></div><div>Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Chris<br><div><b= r><div><div>On 8-Apr-12, at 7:30 AM, Derek W Bridgehouse wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>I = doubt its a lep caterpillar at this time of year as most would have = pupated and it may not be a june bug grub either but whatever its a = juicy tidbit in the birds diet in spite of this weather.And "yes" a = great pic<br>Paul thought june bug larva too! Perhaps another type of = Coleopteran? ? ?<br><br>Sent from Samsung mobile<br>Derek W. = Bridgehouse<br><br>"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> = wrote:<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">I doubt that it's a June beetle = larva, which would be underground and <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">unavailable to kestrels ordinarily. It looks to me = like a fat <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">caterpillar = of a lepidopteran of some sort. And what a great photo! = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Begin forwarded = message:<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">From: Derek W Bridgehouse <<a = href=3D"mailto:d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.ca">d.bridgehouse@ns.sympatico.c= a</a>><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Date: April 7, 2012 7:43:59 PM = ADT<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></b= lockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Subject: Re: [NatureNS] American = Kestrel<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote= type=3D"cite">Reply-To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></b= lockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hi - looks like a grub of say = perhaps a June Bug beetle larva from = <br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite">your awesome = photo.<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><blockquote type=3D"cite">Cheers, = DB<br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"&g