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--Apple-Mail-1066--288274202 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: September 19, 2013 10:27:11 AM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>, Paul MacDonald > <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Subject: [ValleyNature] last night on PBS TV, Nature, Earthflight > -- was Beechnuts > > I had to think of Paul MacDonald and his notes last night while > watching "Earthflight -- Europe" on PBS, Nature (a 6-part series, > this was part 3) -- at one point they showed emergence of large > mayflies with some swallows taking advantage and catching them, > great video -- and earlier in the show there was great coverage of > huge flocks of starlings and a frustrated peregrine falcon that was > unable to pick out a victim in all that confusing flying biomass. > Check it out for the next three Wednesdays on PBS-Boston. All of > the shows should also be available at pbs.org . > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> >> Date: September 19, 2013 9:02:45 AM ADT >> To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Beechnuts >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi All >> Tuesday I got to spend the day paddling with a friend. >> Just local spots - nothing exciting as to location. >> The water was high in the rivers and fast - easy to go down >> stream but not so up. So we spent most of our time in Stillwaters. >> At one point we came upon a beech tree. It was growing in a bank >> by the water and the other trees had crowded it out over the water. >> Wasn't a majestic beech maybe 15 cms in the stump but was loaded >> with beechnuts. Every spur on ever branch had one. They are not just >> ripe yet so we didn't get to taste them. A long time since I saw a >> tree so loaded. >> They taste good when ripe but a little tedious to shell. >> Canada Holly bushes were well covered with berries also. The >> robins will >> have a good feast latter on. The berries are sort of pink yet but >> will soon get red. >> Another spot of maybe 10 meters was a clone of cranberries. The >> vines were just >> hanging with berries out over the water. Not 100% ripe either. >> We saw some birds - a flock of 5 Wood Ducks in a lily pad bay. >> They flew a little but not far. >> A Spotted Sandpiper was rocking back and forth on a log. >> We stayed out til after the sun went down and just as we were >> getting the canoe put away, >> a Horned Owl came by. It circled between the woods on the shore >> and maybe 10 m out over >> the lake - done that half dozen times. Just as well for the >> sandpiper to keep hidden. >> The owl didn't catch anything that we saw but there was a lot of >> dragon flies and other flies >> on the lake so maybe that was supper. A nice end to a great day - >> Enjoy the last few days of summer >> Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-1066--288274202 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; "> <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">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></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">September 19, 2013 10:27:11 AM = 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">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>>, Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></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>[ValleyNature] last night on PBS TV, = Nature, Earthflight -- was Beechnuts</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> I had to think of Paul = MacDonald and his notes last night while watching "Earthflight -- = Europe" on PBS, Nature (a 6-part series, this was part 3) -- at one = point they showed emergence of large mayflies with some swallows taking = advantage and catching them, great video -- and earlier in the show = there was great coverage of huge flocks of starlings and a frustrated = peregrine falcon that was unable to pick out a victim in all that = confusing flying biomass. Check it out for the next three = Wednesdays on PBS-Boston. All of the shows should also be = available at pbs.org .<div><br></div><div>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">Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></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">September 19, 2013 9:02:45 AM = 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">Nature NS <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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>[NatureNS] = Beechnuts</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"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, = helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div>Hi All</div><div>Tuesday I = got to spend the day paddling with a friend.</div><div>Just local spots = - nothing exciting as to location.</div><div>The water was high in the = rivers and fast - easy to go down</div><div>stream but not so up. So we = spent most of our time in Stillwaters.</div><div>At one point we came = upon a beech tree. It was growing in a bank</div><div>by the water and = the other trees had crowded it out over the water.</div><div>Wasn't a = majestic beech maybe 15 cms in the stump but was loaded</div><div>with = beechnuts. Every spur on ever branch had one. They are not = just</div><div>ripe yet so we didn't get to taste them. A long time = since I saw a tree so loaded.</div><div>They taste good when ripe but a = little tedious to shell.</div><div>Canada Holly bushes were well covered = with berries also. The robins will</div><div>have a good feast latter = on. The berries are sort of pink yet but will soon get = red.</div><div>Another spot of maybe 10 meters was a clone of = cranberries. The vines were just</div><div>hanging with berries out over = the water. Not 100% ripe either.</div><div>We saw some birds - a flock = of 5 Wood Ducks in a lily pad bay. They flew a little but not = far.</div><div>A Spotted Sandpiper was rocking back and forth on a = log.</div><div>We stayed out til after the sun went down and just = as we were getting the canoe put away,</div><div>a Horned Owl came = by. It circled between the woods on the shore and maybe 10 m out = over</div><div>the lake - done that half dozen times. Just as well for = the sandpiper to keep hidden.</div><div>The owl didn't catch anything = that we saw but there was a lot of dragon flies and other = flies</div><div>on the lake so maybe that was supper. A nice end to a = great day -</div><div>E<var id=3D"yui-ie-cursor"></var>njoy the last few = days of = summer</div><div>Paul</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-1066--288274202--
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