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We didn't see the dead Crow among the rocks at Hartlan- what a senseless, unkind act. Joan Don MacNeill wrote: > 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. >> > >
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