[NatureNS] Nature Notes

From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 14:03:51 -0200
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Tried Butler Road (south Kings) yesterday afternoon. Usually a good spot fo=
r butterflies but not this summer.

=20

Earlier lots of flowers along the roadside but the Logging co. have bushwac=
ked the edges for quite a distance so that habitat (good for insects) is go=
ne for the year. On the positive side=2C the road has been dragged/graded s=
o the driving is much better (no deep potholes).

=20

One sideroad had lots of bees=2C mostly Bombus ternarius...~50=2C  (like St=
eve Shaw found at Mount Uniacke)=2C with just a few B. vagans & B. impatien=
s. The latter has been the most common bee in Kings but B. ternarius appear=
s to be much more common. The latter also flies very late in the fall. Also=
 rivalling ternarius in numbers was our common paper wasp=2C Polistes fusca=
tus. At the end of the road in an open area found a few Ringlets & Clouded =
Sulphurs.

=20

On another sideroad with seemingly the same amount of flowers=2C no insects=
 but huge numbers of large blackberries. It was quite warm (28+).  The berr=
ies in the sun tasted almost hot!!=20

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Angus=20
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Tried Butler Road (south Kings) =
yesterday afternoon. Usually a good spot for butterflies but not this summe=
r.<BR>
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Earlier lots of flowers along the roadside but the Logging co. have bushwac=
ked the edges for quite a distance so that habitat (good for insects) is go=
ne for the year. On the positive side=2C the road has been dragged/graded s=
o the driving is much better (no deep potholes).<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
One sideroad had lots of bees=2C mostly&nbsp=3BBombus&nbsp=3Bternarius...~5=
0=2C &nbsp=3B(like Steve Shaw found at Mount Uniacke)=2C with just a few B.=
 vagans &amp=3B B. impatiens.&nbsp=3BThe latter has been the most common be=
e in Kings but B. ternarius appears to be much more common. The latter also=
 flies very late in the fall. Also rivalling ternarius in numbers&nbsp=3Bwa=
s our common paper wasp=2C Polistes fuscatus. At the end of the road in an =
open area found a few Ringlets &amp=3B Clouded Sulphurs.<BR>
&nbsp=3B<BR>
On another sideroad with seemingly the same amount of flowers=2C no insects=
 but huge numbers of<STRONG> large&nbsp=3B</STRONG>blackberries. It was qui=
te warm (28+).&nbsp=3B&nbsp=3BThe berries in the sun&nbsp=3Btasted almost h=
ot!!&nbsp=3B<BR>
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