[NatureNS] Nature Photos

From: "David Webster" <dwebster@glinx.com>
To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
Cc: "Ruth Newell" <ruth.newell@acadiau.ca>
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Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:25:08 -0300
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Hi Hans, Ruth & All,            June 27, 2009
    Your 'ancient moss' might be _Selaginella rupestris_;  the third =
location in NS and the first off of Digby Neck if it is.

    Hopefully Ruth can confirm or correct.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Hans Toom=20
  To: Naturens@Chebucto.Ns.Ca=20
  Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 12:57 PM
  Subject: [NatureNS] Nature Photos


  I hiked the coastal barren yesterday between Duncan's Cove and Ketch =
Harbour and return, mostly inland away from the foggy cliffs.  I wore my =
hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and arrived back at the car =
with soaking feet and pant legs.  Many of the nesting birds have already =
fledged and left, including the Lincoln's Sparrows.  How quickly it all =
happens, after our birds arrive from the south they begin a frantic race =
against time to prepare strong migration ready offspring poised to head =
south in the late summer and fall.

  The highlight of my hike was the first Grass Pink Orchid of the =
season, about a week or two early according to my information.  I only =
saw the one on the three hour hike.

  Laura and I found what we believe is a common ancient moss at Chebucto =
Head.  It's the first photo in this set so any help in identifying it is =
appreciated.=20

  Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to the Golden Heather at Chebucto =
Head.  We found and photographed it on Thursday evening, a magnificent =
plant, as are all flowering heaths and heathers.  During my trek =
yesterday I found more of this plant although never in large bunches.

  Blue Flag Iris is in bloom everywhere but the best display of all is =
in our backyard bog.  Our property extends back 650 feet from the road =
into the middle of this bog. You can get in serious trouble if you walk =
out too far.  But there were at least 50 of the iris in one group and =
lots of Dragon's Mouth Orchids.

  Hans


  http://www.pbase.com/snahmoot/image/114322571

  _________________________________
  Hans Toom
  Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Website: http://hanstoom.com=20
  _________________________________


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Hans, Ruth &amp; =
All,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 27, 2009</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Your 'ancient moss' =
might be=20
_Selaginella rupestris_;&nbsp;&nbsp;the third location in NS and the =
first off=20
of Digby Neck if it is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hopefully Ruth can =
confirm or=20
correct.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, =
Kentville</FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 27, 2009 =
12:57=20
  PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Nature =
Photos</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I hiked the coastal barren yesterday =
between=20
  Duncan's Cove and Ketch Harbour and return, mostly inland away from =
the foggy=20
  cliffs.&nbsp; I wore my hiking boots, always a bad move out here, and =
arrived=20
  back at the car with soaking feet and pant legs.&nbsp; Many of the =
nesting=20
  birds have already fledged and left, including the <STRONG>Lincoln's=20
  Sparrows.</STRONG>&nbsp; How quickly it all happens, after our birds =
arrive=20
  from the south they begin a frantic race against time to prepare =
strong=20
  migration ready offspring poised to head south in the late summer and=20
  fall.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The highlight of my hike was the =
first=20
  <STRONG>Grass Pink Orchid</STRONG> of the season, about a week or two =
early=20
  according to my information.&nbsp; I only saw the one on the three =
hour=20
  hike.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Laura and I found what we believe is =
a common=20
  ancient moss at Chebucto Head.&nbsp; It's the first photo in this set =
so any=20
  help in identifying it is appreciated.&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Patricia Chalmers alerted us all to =
the=20
  <STRONG>Golden Heather</STRONG> at Chebucto Head.&nbsp; We found and=20
  photographed it on Thursday evening, a magnificent plant, as are all =
flowering=20
  heaths and heathers.&nbsp; During my trek yesterday I found more of =
this plant=20
  although never in large bunches.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Blue Flag Iris</STRONG> is in =
bloom=20
  everywhere but the best display of all is in our backyard bog.&nbsp; =
Our=20
  property extends back 650 feet from the road into the middle of =
this&nbsp;bog.=20
  You can get in seriou