next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects
Index of Subjects An old trick to discourage crows from your property was to tie a dead crow to a branch. Perhaps that is what this one was. If it was close to water, the branch may have broken and the crow washed up at PPP. Don Don MacNeill donmacneill@eastlink.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Bartlett" <bbartlett@eastlink.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] This pm at Hartlen and Conrod's > Joan, At Hartlen Pt. yesterday, there was also a dead crow among the > rocks, with turquoise rope (of the sort found among beach rubble) tied > tightly around both of its feet, and attached to a board. I have no idea > why anyone performed such a pointless act upon the crow. Couldn't tell how > it had died -- seemed full-sized and healthy before death. The sight > reminded me of one of the greatest pieces of Canadian nature writing, Don > McKay's essay "Baler Twine," which includes a memory of a dead raven with > its feet fixed to a fence with baler twine. > Late yesterday afternoon the light from the falling sun was perfect at > Sullivan's P. for highlighting the green or rust colours of the Wigeons' > (both species) heads, and the b&w breast patterns of the Gadwalls. The > Coots stayed far from shore. > Today on the Young Naturalists' Club hike in the Arnell Lands area, > highlights for the kids included an "icefall" (falling water frozen on the > north side of an incline), and coyote scats clearly showing Snowshoe Hare > fur that came through intact. Also, guide John told of toxic Reindeer Moss > eaten farther north than here by Caribou and coming out the other end > purified, eaten by some First Nations tribes as a delicacy. Naturally the > young ones weren't as enthused about the idea of trying that delicacy as > they were while nibbling the Wintergreen along the trail. > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joan Czapalay" <joancz@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 4:46 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] This pm at Hartlen and Conrod's > > >> Hi all- Couldn't be housebound all day, so took one of my housemates ( a >> visiting nursing professor from China) for a drive about. We went by >> Sullivan's (nothing new to report), Fishermen's Reserve in E. Passage >> ( good lobster sandwiches at the end of the road), a surprisingly empty >> harbour ( a half dozen Red breasted Mergansers, some Common Eider ( >> about thirty scattered along), 6-8 Scaup (didn't scope, so not sure if >> any Lesser were there), and a single Song Sparrow at Hartlen beach area. >> Conrad's Beach was very windy and quiet of birds. Again, RBMergansers, >> eiders and Herring Gulls. No early Piping Plover, or Ipswitch that we >> could find. Not much surf, so no surfers at Lawrencetown. I took some >> pictures of the road work there. Lovely day to be outside. There have bee >> Snowdrops in bloom for over a week (south end of Beaufort) and I (like >> Pat) also noticed my first Coltsfoot of the spring in Halifax. >> Last evening a *Purple Finch* in south end Robie Street. >
next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
previous message in thread
Index of Subjects