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A long November weekend at the cottage at Indian Harbour Lake, Port Hilford
in Guysborough County, provided a number of interesting nature
observations. On Tuesday afternoon the temp dropped from a pleasant 8C to
zero in about an hour, right before the rain changed to snow.
Birds:
- Usual crowd of BC Chickadees and RB Nuthatches at the sunflower feeders
- 4 Bluejays at the suet
- 1 Downy Woodpecker at the suet
- 6 Crows at the suet
- 1 Ruffed Grouse sitting in a tree in front of me while I sat on the
deck at dusk.
- 1 Golden Crowned Kinglet, flitting around the shrubs near the feeders.
- 1 GB Heron, that flew across the road right in front of me and landed
on a tree in an old beaver pond.
I have made great advances in the war with the red squirrels with squirrel
proof feeders ( just need metal feeder ports ), and have now added a feeder
with spring loaded door that closes when a larger bird like a bluejay or a
crow ( or a squirrel ) lands on it. The bluejays were emptying out the
feeders in a couple of hours. Now maybe the smaller birds will have a few
weeks of food.
Fungi & Protozoans
- Colonies<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/10844547676/in/photostream/>of,
as far as I can tell, the freshwater protozoan *Ophrydium
versatile* with their symbiotic green *Chlorella* algae
- Found on the dock after removing it from the lake for the winter
- Some species of yellow Jelly Cup fungi
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/10844630424/in/photostream/>on a
rotting log
Frost:
- Strange frost
needles<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/10844821533/>emanating
from a rotting log. My brother mentioned he saw this and that it
looked like rabbit fur, and was maybe some kind of fungus. When we got back
an hour later with the camera it was half gone. Although it now appeared to
be frost, it didn't melt when I touched it, maybe my fingers were too cold.
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Rick Ballard
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,=
serif">A long November weekend at the cottage at Indian Harbour Lake, Port =
Hilford in Guysborough County, provided a number of interesting nature obse=
rvations. On Tuesday afternoon the temp dropped from a pleasant 8C to zero =
in about an hour, right before the rain changed to snow.</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Birds:</di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default"><ul><li><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,s=
erif">Usual crowd of BC Chickadees and RB Nuthatches at the sunflower feede=
rs</span><br>
</li><li><font face=3D"georgia, serif">4 Bluejays at the suet</font></li><l=
i><font face=3D"georgia, serif">1 Downy Woodpecker at the suet</font></li><=
li><font face=3D"georgia, serif">6 Crows at the suet</font></li><li><font f=
ace=3D"georgia, serif">1 Ruffed Grouse sitting in a tree in front of me whi=
le I sat on the deck at dusk.</font></li>
<li><font face=3D"georgia, serif">1 Golden Crowned Kinglet, flitting around=
the shrubs near the feeders.=A0</font></li><li><font face=3D"georgia, seri=
f">1 GB Heron, that flew across the road right in front of me and landed on=
a tree in an old beaver pond.</font></li>
</ul></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,s=
erif">I have made great advances in the war with the red squirrels with squ=
irrel proof feeders ( just need metal feeder ports ), and have now added a =
feeder with spring loaded door that closes when a larger bird like a blueja=
y or a crow ( or a squirrel ) =A0lands on it. The bluejays were emptying ou=
t the feeders in a couple of hours. Now maybe the smaller birds will have a=
few weeks of food.</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div>=
<div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif">Fungi &=
; Protozoans</div><div class=3D"gmail_default"><ul><li><a href=3D"http://ww=
w.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/10844547676/in/photostream/" style=3D"font-fa=
mily:georgia,serif">Colonies</a><font face=3D"georgia, serif"> of, as far a=
s I can tell, the freshwater protozoan=A0</font><em style=3D"font-family:&#=
39;Trebuchet MS';color:rgb(48,48,48);line-height:18px">Ophrydium versat=
ile</em><em style=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:rgb(48,48,48)=
;font-size:14px;line-height:18px"> </em><span style=3D"color:rgb(48,48,48);=
line-height:18px"><font face=3D"georgia, serif">with their symbiotic green =
</font><i style=3D"font-family:'Trebuchet MS'">Chlorella</i><font f=
ace=3D"Trebuchet MS"> </font><font face=3D"georgia, serif">algae</font></sp=
an></li>
<ul style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"><li>Found on the dock after removin=
g it from the lake for the winter</li></ul><li><font face=3D"georgia, serif=
">Some species of <a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/1084463=
0424/in/photostream/">yellow Jelly Cup fungi </a>on a rotting log</font></l=
i>
</ul></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"=
>Frost:</div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:georgia,seri=
f"><ul><li>Strange <a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/ideaphore/108448=
21533/">frost needles</a> emanating from a rotting log. My brother mentione=
d he saw this and that it looked like rabbit fur, and was maybe some kind o=
f fungus. When we got back an hour later with the camera it was half gone. =
Although it now appeared to be frost, it didn't melt when I touched it,=
maybe my fingers were too cold.</li>
</ul></div></div><div><br></div>-- <br><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,s=
erif">Rick Ballard=A0</span><span style=3D"font-family:georgia,serif"></spa=
n></div>
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