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--Boundary_(ID_8RE3v0dFQI3iq38DYmD6hg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Below Eric Mills mentioned"...frequent clumps of Dutchman's Breeches at the bases of trees, and many Red Trilliums...". During our walk there on May 17, we observed this very frequently, and I said I would unabashedly wonder about this on NatureNS. What is it about the bases of the tree trunks that is so hospitable for extremely lush growths all around in a circle on the ground, of both the Dutchman's breeches and red trilliums and perhaps other plants? I feel embarrassed to ask for an explanation, which probably should be obvious to me as a career biologist! Comments welcome....... Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: Eric Mills <e.mills@dal.ca> > Date: May 18, 2008 9:59:24 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Turkey Vultures, Cape Split, Kings Co. > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > The only birds of real note today during a full day along the Cape > Split trail were 3 Turkey Vultures overhead in late > morning near the tip. They must have been migrating - but from > where and to where? > > It was an exquisite hike. Along the several km of trail through > deciduous forest W of the spruce/hemlock forest the > forest floor was a continuous carpet of Spring Beauty, with > frequent clumps of Dutchman's Breeches at the bases of > trees, and many Red Trilliums. Deciduous trees were not out in the > Acadian forest, but a horde of Black-throated Green > Warblers, along with many Blue-headed Vireos and Myrtle Warblers > were in song. I heard one each of Least Flycatcher, > Am. Redstart, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler and > Pileated Woodpecker. > ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ > Eric L. Mills > 286 Kingsburg Road > RR#1, Rose Bay, Nova Scotia B0J 2X0, CANADA > E.Mills@Dal.Ca > ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ > --Boundary_(ID_8RE3v0dFQI3iq38DYmD6hg) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Below Eric Mills mentioned"...frequent clumps of Dutchman's Breeches at = the bases of=A0<br>trees, and many Red Trilliums...". = =A0<div><br></div><div>During our walk there on May 17, we observed this = very frequently, and I said I would unabashedly wonder about this on = NatureNS. =A0What is it about the bases of the tree trunks that is so = hospitable for extremely lush growths all around in a circle on the = ground, of both the Dutchman's breeches and red trilliums and perhaps = other plants? =A0I feel embarrassed to ask for an explanation, which = probably should be obvious to me as a career = biologist!</div><div><br></div><div>Comments welcome....... =A0Cheers = from Jim in Wolfville=A0<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded = message:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Eric Mills <<a = href=3D"mailto:e.mills@dal.ca">e.mills@dal.ca</a>></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">May 18, 2008 9:59:24 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Turkey Vultures, Cape = Split, Kings Co.</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">The only birds of real note today during a full day = along the Cape Split trail were 3 Turkey Vultures overhead in late<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">morning = near the tip. They must have been migrating - but from where and to = where?</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">It was an exquisite hike. Along the several km of = trail<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0 </span>through deciduous = forest W of the spruce/hemlock forest the<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">forest = floor was a continuous carpet of Spring Beauty, with frequent clumps of = Dutchman's Breeches at the bases of<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">trees, = and many Red Trilliums. Deciduous trees were not out in the Acadian = forest, but a horde of Black-throated Green<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space">=A0</span></div><div style=3D"margin-