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Index of Subjects When I was a kid, we'd collect earthworms for fishing. Stick a garden fork into the lawn, pull the handle toward you a bit and release, causing it to vibrate, and voila: worms. Doug Linzey On 14-May-18 1:49 PM, David wrote: > Hi Ken & All, > I am on poor footing here, in a flock of birders, but perhaps they > cock their head to see better. Hens do the same thing when hunting for > insects in the yard. The eyes of most birds are positioned for > predominantly side vision. > Robins frequently make a two legged bounce I suspect to encourage > earthworms to emerge. For reasons unknown to me earthworms will move > toward a vibration. > This became obvious when we scraped excavation sidewalls with a > mason's trowel to map apple roots. I subsequently learned that this is > used in Florida (?). A small post is driven into moist ground and a > notched stick is then dragged rapidly against the post. I have not > tried this but understand that earthworms move to the surface in > response to the vibration. Drawing on faint memory, I think Wood > Turtles stomp to draw earthworms to the surface. > Yt, DW, Kentville > > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Ken J MacAulay" <kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: 5/14/2018 10:25:57 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] popping pine cones this afternoon > >> Re earthworm sounds, I often watch robins on the lawn with their head >> cocked to one side. I wonder if they are listening for the worms or >> perhaps they feel vibrations through their feet. Can anyone clarify >> this action? They always seem to get their worm! >> >> Ken MacAulay >> Port Mouton, NS > > . >
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