[NatureNS] baby season for ovenbirds and skunks

Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:37:53 -0300
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
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Thanks, Nancy!  I think skunks are fully capable at a very young =20
age?  Can anyone comment on that?  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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> From: Nancy Nickerson <nicknl@ns.sympatico.ca>
> Date: June 20, 2009 12:19:19 PM ADT
> To: "'James W. Wolford'" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Cc: 'Davis' <kdavis@accesswave.ca>
> Subject: Baby season
>
> Hi Jim.
>
> Young things seem to be turning up all over the place these days. =20
> Early this morning two young ovenbirds were doing low-level flights =20=

> in Palmeter's Woods, west Kentville =96 a bit shaky on the landings =20=

> but that=92s not surprising considering neither of them had much in =20=

> the way of tail feathers. Later this morning, a mother skunk and =20
> four kitten-sized offspring were walking along a roadside in =20
> Starr=92s Point. As I slowed for a closer look, all five animals =20
> stopped, turned to face my car and raised their tails almost in =20
> unison. I wonder how old they have to be before they can spray? I =20
> decided not to get out of the car and find out!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nancy


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Thanks, Nancy! =A0I think skunks are fully capable at a very young age? =
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">Young things seem to be turning up all over the place these days. =
Early this morning two young ovenbirds were doing low-level flights in =
Palmeter's Woods, west Kentville =96 a bit shaky on the landings but =
that=92s not surprising considering neither of them had much in the way =
of tail feathers. Later this morning, a mother skunk and four =
kitten-sized offspring were walking along a roadside in Starr=92s Point. =
As I slowed for a closer look, all five animals stopped, turned to face =
my car and raised their tails almost in unison. I wonder how old they =
have to be before they can spray? I decided not to get out of the car =
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