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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_QpxxDWuqpikcP1fbUJnvKA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable We enjoyed a splendid view of yesterday's lunar eclipse at Portuguese = Cove, at least until about 8:45PM when the clouds moved in. The eclipse = was a photographic challenge much better suited to a high resolution = long focal length telescope than a telephoto lens, but I use what I = have. I've posted one cropped image of the event taken about 8:30PM. I am enjoying my chickadees this winter, both Black-capped and Boreal. = I've posted several portraits of these cheerful and vibrant birds, so = full of life that they never seem diminished by even the worst = weather......and they are always so eager for and appreciative of hand = outs! I was somewhat astonished by the recent news that January was the = warmest January in our historical record. So quickly we adapt to change = as do our birds that this can happen without my notice. Our home site = situated at the tree line above Chebucto Head was a challenge for many = overwintering birds such as the Mourning Dove and the Dark-eyed Junco = but not this year. The junco usually gone by early December, never = left, and the doves normally devastated by winter are surviving in good = numbers. Our regular winter denizen the Tree Sparrow has been leaving = for northern climes at least a month earlier than they have done in = previous years. Overall the diversity of bird life out here on the = southern end of the Chebucto peninsula is the lowest I've witnessed. I = surmise that no birds got trapped by the onset of winter this year so = the overwintering population consists only of our regular winter birds. = Birds getting trapped by winter simply infers that food found and = consumed during the day's forage provides just enough energy for the = bird to overnight successfully with no morning reserves left for an = extended flight, much like living "hand in mouth". Instincts probably = play a larger role.=20 Hans http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights50.html _______________________________________________________________ Hans Toom E-mail: htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca Migration Count: http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com=20 _____________________________________________________________= --Boundary_(ID_QpxxDWuqpikcP1fbUJnvKA) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16414" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We enjoyed a splendid view of yesterday's lunar eclipse at Portuguese Cove, at least until about 8:45PM when the clouds moved in. The eclipse was a photographic challenge much better suited to a high resolution long focal length telescope than a telephoto lens, but I use what I have. I've posted one cropped image of the event taken about 8:30PM.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am enjoying my chickadees this winter, both Black-capped and Boreal. I've posted several portraits of these cheerful and vibrant birds, so full of life that they never seem diminished by even the worst weather......and they are always so eager for and appreciative of hand outs!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was somewhat astonished by the recent news that January was the warmest January in our historical record. So quickly we adapt to change as do our birds that this can happen without my notice. Our home site situated at the tree line above Chebucto Head was a challenge for many overwintering birds such as the Mourning Dove and the Dark-eyed Junco but not this year. The junco usually gone by early December, never left, and the doves normally devastated by winter are surviving in good numbers. Our regular winter denizen the Tree Sparrow has been leaving for northern climes at least a month earlier than they have done in previous years. Overall the diversity of bird life out here on the southern end of the Chebucto peninsula is the lowest I've witnessed. I surmise that no birds got trapped by the onset of winter this year so the overwintering population consists only of our regular winter birds. Birds getting trapped by winter simply infers that food found and consumed during the day's forage provides just enough energy for the bird to overnight successfully with no morning reserves left for an extended flight, much like living "hand in mouth". Instincts probably play a larger role. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hans</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights50.html">http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlights50.html</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>_______________________________________________________________<BR>Hans Toom<BR>E-mail: <A href="mailto:htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca">htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca</A><BR>Migration Count: <A href="http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html">http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html</A><BR>Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com <BR>_____________________________________________________________</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_QpxxDWuqpikcP1fbUJnvKA)--
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