[NatureNS] Peepers, hummers and thanks

Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:10:10 -0300
From: Eleanor Lindsay <az678@chebucto.ns.ca>
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My thanks to Jean and Chris for the excellent butterfly education!
Also, re peepers; the area around my home is surrounded with their 
calling just now - the most ever since they moved in when I built my 
pond six years ago. And while I am very used to seeing them during their 
dark skinned spring stay, your point is well taken, Jim, about the 
seasonal colour change - I did not recognise Angus's photo as a peeper 
at all; so my peeper education is now increased as well!
And finally re hummers; to my surprise I had one flying around my deck 
just 20 minutes ago! This is the latest I have personally ever seen one 
in my area (St Margarets Bay). I felt rather badly for it as I had 
discontinued my feeder a few days ago, at which time the only one I had 
recently seen 2 - 3days prior to that could not  work out how to use my 
feeder, from which I assumed it  was either a stranger in transit or a 
juvenile.
This leads me to ask when  one should stop feeding them; does leaving 
the feeders up too long encourage them to linger too late, or do they 
rely on other, more vital cues?
Eleanor Lindsay,
Seabright,

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