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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C8B76F.728B8C20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The "burning bush" should have read "smoke bush"...too much free = association going on. Jon ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jon Percy=20 To: Naturens=20 Sent: May 16, 2008 4:07 PM Subject: Song sparrow nest Found a song sparrow nest yesterday while trimming grass near a = burning bush behind our shed. Fortunately I spotted the female dart out = before I got too close. It was under a canopy of tall grass that had = bent over a lower branch of the bush forming a little tent like = structure. There are at least two young in it...I haven't wanted to go = too close. When I last checked from a distance I could see a gaping = mouth protruding out from under the female. The bird has been a regular = at our bird feeder....so it is doing well with food and accommodation = just 20 feet apart. Just hope our neighbourhood cats don't find the = nest. Jon Percy Granville Ferry ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C8B76F.728B8C20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dwindows-1252"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16640" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The "burning bush" should have read = "smoke=20 bush"...too much free association going on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Jon</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djon-percy@ns.sympatico.ca = href=3D"mailto:jon-percy@ns.sympatico.ca">Jon=20 Percy</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> May 16, 2008 4:07 = PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Song sparrow = nest</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Found a song sparrow nest = yesterday while=20 trimming grass near a burning bush behind our shed. Fortunately I = spotted the=20 female dart out before I got too close. It was under a canopy of tall = grass=20 that had bent over a lower branch of the bush forming a little = tent like=20 structure. There are at least two young in it...I haven't wanted to go = too=20 close. When I last checked from a distance I could see a=20 gaping mouth protruding out from under the female. The bird has = been a=20 regular at our bird feeder....so it is doing well with food and = accommodation=20 just 20 feet apart. Just hope our neighbourhood cats don't find the=20 nest.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Jon Percy</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Granville=20 Ferry</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C8B76F.728B8C20--
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