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Hi Donna & All,
I did not know cones popped. Interesting.
On a somewhat related note, and by way of warning to those who
still have good hearing, I once had excellent hearing and e.g. when
sitting in woods in fall evenings could hear the clicks made by a Spruce
needle as it fell and variously hit live or dead wood on the way down
and predict when it would hit ground. Age diminishes hearing but I
damaged mine by using a chain saw for several years without ear
protection.
And back about 1940, when the world had much less noise, I heard
Radish coming up at dusk one evening in the vegetable garden (no
kidding). When the soil crust breaks, the fracture makes a faint pop
sound.
Yt, DW, Kentville
------ Original Message ------
From: "Donna Crossland" <dcrossland@eastlink.ca>
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Sent: 5/13/2018 5:41:46 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] popping pine cones this afternoon
>I took a moment to relax in the sun at around 5 PM, and then quickly
>noticed a popping sound coming from the trees. At first I thought it
>was the horse chestnut, which is 'popping' out leaves and flower stems
>in great rapidity, but when I finally rose to take a closer look, I
>realized it was the Scots pine. It isn't my favorite yard tree, but it
>was very cool listening to the cones popping open just now under the
>warm spring sun. Some of the wings from seeds had floated down on the
>patio deck. The seed had been removed. This was perhaps the work of
>the white-breasted nuthatch who was very quiet and busy moving around
>in the tree.
>
>I've never hit the timing just right before to "hear" pine cones
>popping. Very cool.
>
>Donna
>
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