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--Apple-Mail-9--198829199 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Liz and all, "puffing up" is of course just a great adaptation that birds have, to increase the heat-trapping ability of the down feathers underneath what we see. Cheers, and what a day to sit and watch feeders!, from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Elizabeth Doull <edoull@ns.sympatico.ca> > Date: January 22, 2014 4:54:33 PM AST > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Red Bellied Woodpecker > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Wed, Jan 22, 2014 > > Ann Doull reported that her male red bellied woodpecker surfaced at > her feeders in south end Halifax after a ten-day absence. This > morning the woodpecker was here for over an hour and a half. He > came down every so often to have a snack of seed and then went back > up the tree to the sheltered side and just stayed there all puffed > up. Is puffing up a concern?? > > Cheers > Liz --Apple-Mail-9--198829199 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; "> Liz and all, "puffing up" is of course just a great adaptation that = birds have, to increase the heat-trapping ability of the down feathers = underneath what we see. Cheers, and what a day to sit and watch = feeders!, 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">Elizabeth Doull <<a = href=3D"mailto:edoull@ns.sympatico.ca">edoull@ns.sympatico.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">January 22, 2014 4:54:33 PM = AST</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>[NatureNS] Red Bellied = Woodpecker</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><font = face=3D"Times New Roman">Wed, Jan 22, 2014</font></div> = <div> </div> <div><font face=3D"Times New Roman">Ann Doull reported = that her male red bellied woodpecker surfaced at her feeders in = south end Halifax after a ten-day absence. This morning the = woodpecker was here for over an hour and a half. He came down every so = often to have a snack of seed and then went back up the tree to the = sheltered side and just stayed there all puffed up. Is = puffing up a concern?? </font></div> <div> </div> <div><font = face=3D"Times New Roman">Cheers</font></div> = <div>Liz</div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-9--198829199--
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