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Nov. 8, 2007 - A female N. FLICKER turned up at our Wolfville feeders, and (d.... it) 2 young NORWAY RATS (none seen since the litter of 4 was seen back on Oct. 20/07. Nov. 10, 2007 -- REGARDING MY FEEDERS in Wolfville, Iıve been bragging about having a very polite RACCOON that raids during the night in recent weeks. I assume it has been a single individual, who has learned how to tip one feeder and allow the black-oil sunflower seeds to spill out (right into its mouth, I wonder?). But no real damage other than the loss of the seeds. Until now. That era is over. Last night Pat and I drove to Halifax for supper and a Neptune Theatre play (The Vertical Hour -- excellent, we thought -- and then I was too lazy to check on my feeders when we got back home at midnight. This morning they were all badly vandalized, and one feeder had disappeared completely. I can only suppose that a family or clan of RACCOONS now will be marauding nightly. On a nicer note regarding the same feeders, this morning we had THREE N. CARDINALS, one male and two females. Also there was a male N. FLICKER, 8 PHEASANTS (2 males, 6 females), etc. Nov. 11, 2007 - Cold (2 C.), strong winds, and a bit of SNOW on the cars and ground greeted us on this Remembrance Day. And New Minas and Kentville got quite a bit more snow than Wolfville. In Silver Lake at Lakeville were 33 HOODED MERGANSERS (14 males, 19 females)(a lovely sight) and no Canada geese. In Harrisı Pond in Canning, 4 more HOODED MERGANSERS (all females/immatures), 5 other unidentified diving ducks (I had no scope for them), and no geese. Cheers :-) from Jim in Wolfville, 542-9204 --------------------- Jim (James W.) Wolford 91 Wickwire Avenue Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada B4P 1W3 phone (902)542-9204 (home) fax (902)585-1059 (Acadia Univ. Biology Dept.) e-mail <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> ---------------------- ³...... the Earth .....belongs as much to those who come after us as to us; and we have no right, by anything that we do, or neglect to do, to involve them in unnecessary penalties, or to deprive them of benefits which are theirs by right.² - John Ruskin ----------------------
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