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Hi Angus & All,
I suspect the adults are able to manage (and lay eggs on Mustards) =
without feeding until nectar of some sort is available. [They may drink =
sap from tree wounds or cankers but I have never seen this.] The larvae =
are confined to Cruciferae (so the story goes) but the adults feed on =
any nectar I think. Cardamine is not nearly as common in my woods as it =
was even 5 years ago and mustard white adults are now scattered in areas =
where both mustards and nectar are so far as I know absent; perhaps just =
hunting for a host plant.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Angus MacLean=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:29 AM
Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge
Hi Judy:
Your Cabbage Whites may be indeed that but Mustard White are more =
likely. The Cuckoo Flower is part of the mustard family & populations of =
Mustard Whites dine mainly on the flowers. From a distance Mustard =
Whites are difficult to distinguish from Cabbage Whites. It's peculiar =
to me that Mustard Whites are flying well before the Cuckoo Flower is in =
bloom!!
Angus
> From: tandove@ns.sympatico.ca
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge
> Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:45:48 -0300
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> We had visits from a female and a male Cardinal yesterday, the first =
time we
> have had a pair here. The female appeared briefly in the morning and =
then
> both arrived together in late afternoon looking for bird-seeds.
> Unfortunately they will be competing with Mourning Doves and now for =
the
> first time several starlings have decided to raise families on our =
property
> so they are also competitors, so they may not find it worthwhile.=20
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> The Wolfville Ridge Road ditch to the west of us is full of =
beautiful Cuckoo
> Flowers, the best appearance I think I have ever seen there. Their =
delicate
> fragrance lingers around them which add to their charm. Several =
Cabbage
> Whites were flitting among the flowers.=20
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> Judy Tufts=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Angus & All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> I suspect the adults are able =
to manage=20
(and lay eggs on Mustards) without feeding until nectar of some sort is=20
available. [They may drink sap from tree wounds or cankers but I have =
never seen=20
this.] The larvae are confined to Cruciferae (so the story goes) but the =
adults=20
feed on any nectar I think. Cardamine is not nearly as common in my =
woods as it=20
was even 5 years ago and mustard white adults are now scattered in =
areas=20
where both mustards and nectar are so far as I know absent; perhaps just =
hunting=20
for a host plant.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dcold_mac@hotmail.com =
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MacLean</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 22, 2014 =
11:29=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] =
Cardinals, Cuckoo=20
Flowers - Wolfville Ridge</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi Judy:<BR>Your Cabbage Whites may be indeed =
that but=20
Mustard White are more likely. The Cuckoo Flower is part of the =
mustard=20
family & populations of Mustard Whites dine mainly on the flowers. =
From a=20
distance Mustard Whites are difficult to distinguish from Cabbage=20
Whites. It's peculiar to me that Mustard Whites are flying well =
before=20
the Cuckoo Flower is in bloom!!<BR>Angus<BR>
<DIV>> From: tandove@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>> To:=20
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>> Subject: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo =
Flowers=20
- Wolfville Ridge<BR>> Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:45:48 =
-0300<BR>>=20
<BR>> We had visits from a female and a male Cardinal yesterday, =
the first=20
time we<BR>> have had a pair here. The female appeared briefly in =
the=20
morning and then<BR>> both arrived together in late afternoon =
looking for=20
bird-seeds.<BR>> Unfortunately they will be competing with Mourning =
Doves=20
and now for the<BR>> first time several starlings have decided to =
raise=20
families on our property<BR>> so they are also competitors, so they =
may not=20
find it worthwhile. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> The Wolfville =
Ridge=20
Road ditch to the west of us is full of beautiful Cuckoo<BR>> =
Flowers, the=20
best appearance I think I have ever seen there. Their delicate<BR>> =
fragrance lingers around them which add to their charm. Several=20
Cabbage<BR>> Whites were flitting among the flowers. <BR>&