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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_xhvhQAe4vklh1qBdBCJAgQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi all, This is a summary from a series of diverse nature photos from recent days. On June 29 I found a pair of Spruce Grouse mid trail at Taylor Head PP, but as usual this woodlands bird was in deep shade. Just before this grouse encounter I enjoyed a morning chorus of simultaneous song by Hermit Thrush, Magnolia Warbler and Lincoln's Sparrow, quite the treat. I have several wildflower slides from this hike at the end of this slide show that need identification. Despite all our reference material it never seems to be enough! Later that evening I photographed the rising full moon. Under these conditions the camera lens is compressing more turbulent atmosphere onto the frame then it would do for overhead shots so image sharpness is always a problem but a morning person like me needs his sleep. I also encountered a family of young willets at Taylor Head PP. This bird is normally quite jittery but the inexperienced young of this species as with many other bird species are more apt to pose for a time, but not too close. On June 30 I took a mid morning stroll at Lewis Lake PP. The morning dew on the Daisy enhances even this common flower. The chatter of young Downey Woodpeckers emanated from a tree cavity alongside the trail. I watched the parents excavating this place three weeks ago. Yesterday Laura and I walked our usual route along Chubucto Head Road to Chebucto Head via the old WW2 airfield area. We found what Laura knew as Devil's Paint Brush, a north mountain moniker for this flower, but I am sure there are other folk names as well. This morning I hiked the loop at Crystal Crescent Beach PP, about 10 kilometres and 3.5 hours, but there is always surprise awaiting me on this route. This morning it was a "double" Dragon's Mouth Orchid. Also on route were Hummingbird Clearwing moth, Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Common Riglet and Questionmark butterflies. The third Tiger Swallowtail photo shows a passenger attached. Perhaps someone might know what it is. I've attached a photo of what I believe is Silverweed Cinquefoil based on the serrated leaves and also six slides of unidentified flowers, labelled one to six. Identification help is appreciated. We have several references for wildflowers but it never seems to be enough. Hans http://www.hanstoom.com/Highlights/Highlight57.html ________________________________________________________________________________________________ When viewing images tap F11 or View Full Screen and use the navigation buttons on my website ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hans Toom Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada E-mail: htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca Migration Count: http://hanstoom.com/NAMC/Index.html Nature Website: http://hanstoom.com ________________________________________________________________________________________________ --Boundary_(ID_xhvhQAe4vklh1qBdBCJAgQ) 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 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a summary from a series of diverse nature photos from recent days.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On June 29 I found a pair of Spruce Grouse mid trail at Taylor Head PP, but as usual this woodlands bird was in deep shade. Just before this grouse encounter I enjoyed a morning chorus of simultaneous song by Hermit Thrush, Magnolia Warbler and Lincoln's Sparrow, quite the treat. I have several wildflower slides from this hike at the end of this slide show that need identification. Despite all our reference material it never seems to be enough!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Later that evening I photographed the rising full moon. Under these conditions the camera lens is compressing more turbulent atmosphere onto the frame then it would do for overhead shots so image sharpness is always a problem but a morning person like me needs his sleep.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also encountered a family of young willets at Taylor Head PP. This bird is normally quite jittery but the inexperienced young of this species as with many other bird species are more apt to pose for a time, but not too close.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On June 30 I took a mid morning stroll at Lewis Lake PP. The morning dew on the Daisy enhances even this common flower. The chatter of young Downey Woodpeckers emanated from a tree cavity alongside the trail. I watched the parents excavating this place three weeks ago. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yesterday Laura and I walked our usual route along Chubucto Head Road to Chebucto Head via the old WW2 airfield area. We found what Laura knew as Devil's Paint Brush, a north mountain moniker for this flower, but I am sure there are other folk names as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This morning I hiked the loop at Crystal Crescent Beach PP, about 10 kilometres and 3.5 hours, but there is always surprise awaiting me on this route. This morning it was a "double" Dragon's Mouth Orchid. Also on route were Hummingbird Clearwing moth, Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, Common Riglet and Questionmark butterflies. The third Tiger Swallowtail photo shows a passenger attached. Perhaps someone might know what it is.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've attached a photo of what I believe is Silverweed Cinquefoil based on the serrated leaves and also six slides of unidentified flowers, labelled one to six. Identification help is appreciated. We have several references for wildflowers but it never seems to be enough.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=