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Index of Subjects --001a113d783c206a6005199a96cf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Jim This guy was not in a state of bliss. He was in the anting position and clearly getting bit for his efforts. Which is understandable as the ants would have been defending the nest. If the Raven was getting formic acid based benefit he was paying the price. Regards Jamie Simpson On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 4:07 PM Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: > =E2=80=9CAnting=E2=80=9D has nothing to do with eating ants, rather it=E2= =80=99s letting the ants > do their thing in the feathers and skin of the birds. Anting birds look > like they are basking, with wings & tail spread out and overall demeanor > like the bird or birds is/are on a =E2=80=9Chigh=E2=80=9D, enjoying the e= xperience (too > anthropomorphic?). Cheers from Jim =E2=80=94 see the link for anting giv= en in a > previous message. > > P.S. to =E2=80=9CAt=E2=80=9D et al., I think we all should be identifying= ourselves on > this list, so that we don=E2=80=99t get like most social media. I am not > suggesting rules on this, but wanting to see names at end of messages. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *At <hamst@xplornet.com> > *Subject: **[NatureNS] Ants* > *Date: *June 28, 2015 at 10:08:27 AM PDT > *To: *Nature McEvoy <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > According to a step son who used to eat them as a child the red ants are > the best! > > > Sent from my iPad > > > --001a113d783c206a6005199a96cf Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Jim<div><br></div><div>This guy was not in a state of blis= s.=C2=A0 He was in the anting position and clearly getting bit for his effo= rts.=C2=A0 Which is understandable as the ants would have been defending th= e nest.=C2=A0 If the Raven was getting formic acid based benefit he was pay= ing the price.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Ja= mie Simpson</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On S= un, Jun 28, 2015 at 4:07 PM Jim Wolford <<a href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@ea= stlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class= =3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd= ing-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">=E2=80=9CAnting=E2=80=9D = has nothing to do with eating ants, rather it=E2=80=99s letting the ants do= their thing in the feathers and skin of the birds.=C2=A0 Anting birds look= like they are basking, with wings & tail spread out and overall demean= or like the bird or birds is/are on a =E2=80=9Chigh=E2=80=9D, enjoying the = experience (too anthropomorphic?).=C2=A0 Cheers from Jim =E2=80=94 see the = link for anting given in a previous message.<div><br></div><div>P.S. to =E2= =80=9CAt=E2=80=9D et al., I think we all should be identifying ourselves on= this list, so that we don=E2=80=99t get like most social media.=C2=A0 I am= not suggesting rules on this, but wanting to see names at end of messages.= <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><blockquote type=3D"cit= e"><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-l= eft:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.= 0)"><b>From: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">At = <<a href=3D"mailto:hamst@xplornet.com" target=3D"_blank">hamst@xplornet.= com</a>><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;m= argin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica= ';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style=3D"font-fam= ily:'Helvetica'"><b>[NatureNS] Ants</b><br></span></div><div style= =3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><spa= n style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">June 28, 2015 at= 10:08:27 AM PDT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:= 0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helv= etica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-fam= ily:'Helvetica'">Nature McEvoy <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebu= cto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br></span></di= v><div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-le= ft:0px"><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0= )"><b>Reply-To: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">= <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebu= cto.ns.ca</a><br></span></div><br><div>According to a step son who used to = eat them as a child the red ants are the best!<br><br><br>Sent from my iPad= <br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div> --001a113d783c206a6005199a96cf--
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