[NatureNS] Holly Berries and Robins

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We had a flock of Bohemian Waxwings wipe out our holly berries one year.

Don

Don MacNeill donmacneill@bellaliant.net
On 2/9/2017 3:47 PM, rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:
> Hi All
> We have a few small holly bushes and they had a good crop
> of berries but today along came about 12 robins and had a feed!
> Some of the robins have real dark breasts while others are the
> usual lighter shade. I didn't think Holly would attract robins so well
> or I would have planted more of them!
> The Chickadees are foraging along the brook - makes me think
> the stoneflies are starting. The brook is open and always has a good
> hatch of stoneflies since I left the maple trees grow along the bank.
> The leaves fall in the brook, the stoneflies eat them and the chickadees
> eat the stoneflies. The birds must do something for the maples but I'm
> not sure what!
> Yesterday there was a Kingfisher at Indian Point. Seems to be in the same
> spot every winter!
> Enjoy the snow
> Paul


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    <font face="Calibri">We had a flock of Bohemian Waxwings wipe out
      our holly berries one year.<br>
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      Don<br>
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    <div class="moz-signature">Don MacNeill
      donmacneill@bellaliant.net</div>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/9/2017 3:47 PM,
      rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca wrote:<br>
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      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Hi All</span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have a few small holly
          bushes and they had a good crop<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">of berries but today along
          came about 12 robins and had a feed!<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Some of the robins have real
          dark breasts while others are the<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">usual lighter shade. I
          didn't think Holly would attract robins so well<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">or I would have planted more
          of them!<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Chickadees are foraging
          along the brook - makes me think<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">the stoneflies are starting.
          The brook is open and always has a good<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">hatch of stoneflies since I
          left the maple trees grow along the bank. </span> <span
          style="font-size: 12pt;"><br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">The leaves fall in the
          brook, the stoneflies eat them and the chickadees<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">eat the stoneflies. The
          birds must do something for the maples but I'm<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">not sure what!<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yesterday there was a
          Kingfisher at Indian Point. Seems to be in the same<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">spot every winter!<br>
        </span> </div>
      <div> <span style="font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the snow<br>
          Paul<br>
        </span> </div>
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