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> This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --Boundary_(ID_MFqqBug/PQMkpzN7DkeBUA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT ---------- From: Cory Sheffield <corysheffield@yahoo.ca> Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:08:40 -0400 (EDT) To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> Subject: Re: FW: [NatureNS] Palmeter Woods Hi Jim, It certainly looks like Bombus ternarius....the most obvious of the orange banded bumble bes in NS (possibly Canada). The other option is B. rufocinctus, which has very variable colour morphs throughout its range. Cheers, Cory Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> wrote: Cory, Can you help with identifying this bumblebee below? I couldn't even open the photo. Thanks from Jim ---------- From: Angus MacLean Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:20:23 -0300 To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: [NatureNS] Palmeter Woods Yesterday I spent some time in Palmeter Woods (West Kentville). There were very few birds and nothing of interest. (Actually warblers, vireos, thrushes, etc. leave Kings Co. woods early. I am quite envious of the coastal reports that list so many birds in a few hours of birding!). Near the parking lot I had the opportunity to (or at least try to) photograph some smaller creatures. There were (I believe) five species of Bumble Bee types, a few Honey Bees, small numbers of Hover Flies, a few Least Skippers (which extends their known flight period), a few wasps and various flies. The temp. was about 22C so it was interesting to see the small numbers of Hover Flies compared to what I found a few days ago when the temp. was only 12C. One of the Bees had an orange band across the abdomen. This is not one of the (14) Bombus species found in NS and I don't know which genus it belongs to. I could not get a good photo yesterday (continually moving) but I found one that I photographed on August 17 which is here: http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=261608676&size=m Sorry for the quality. Can anyone offer a lead? Angus All new Yahoo! Mail - Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. --Boundary_(ID_MFqqBug/PQMkpzN7DkeBUA) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>more on Angus' bumblebees</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> ----------<BR> <B>From: </B>Cory Sheffield <corysheffield@yahoo.ca><BR> <B>Date: </B>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:08:40 -0400 (EDT)<BR> <B>To: </B>Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca><BR> <B>Subject: </B>Re: FW: [NatureNS] Palmeter Woods<BR> <BR> Hi Jim,<BR> <BR> It certainly looks like Bombus ternarius....the most obvious of the orange banded bumble bes in NS (possibly Canada). The other option is B. rufocinctus, which has very variable colour morphs throughout its range.<BR> <BR> Cheers,<BR> Cory<BR> <BR> <B><I>Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca></I></B> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> Cory, Can you help with identifying this bumblebee below? I couldn't even<BR> open the photo. Thanks from Jim<BR> ----------<BR> From: Angus MacLean <BR> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:20:23 -0300<BR> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca<BR> Subject: [NatureNS] Palmeter Woods<BR> <BR> Yesterday I spent some time in Palmeter Woods (West Kentville). There were<BR> very few birds and nothing of interest. (Actually warblers, vireos,<BR> thrushes, etc. leave Kings Co. woods early. I am quite envious of the<BR> coastal reports that list so many birds in a few hours of birding!).<BR> Near the parking lot I had the opportunity to (or at least try to)<BR> photograph some smaller creatures. There were (I believe) five species of<BR> Bumble Bee types, a few Honey Bees, small numbers of Hover Flies, a few<BR> Least Skippers (which extends their known flight period), a few wasps and<BR> various flies. The temp. was about 22C so it was interesting to see the<BR> small numbers of Hover Flies compared to what I found a few days ago when<BR> the temp. was only 12C.<BR> One of the Bees had an orange band across the abdomen. This is not one of<BR> the (14) Bombus species found in NS and I don't know which genus it<BR> belongs to. I could not get a good photo yesterday (continually moving) but<BR> I found one that I photographed on August 17 which is here:<BR> <BR> http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=261608676&size=m<BR> <BR> Sorry for the quality. Can anyone offer a lead?<BR> Angus<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> <BR> <HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="1" WIDTH="100%"><BR> <B>All new Yahoo! Mail - <BR> </B><HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="1" WIDTH="100%"><BR> Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane. <BR> </BODY> </HTML> --Boundary_(ID_MFqqBug/PQMkpzN7DkeBUA)--
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