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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0217_01CA485E.7D6558C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi John, Oct 8, 2009 I have noticed no responses to you question so, based on the = folklore that raccoons wash their food when possible, will guess = raccoon.=20 A light dusting of white flour between tree and birdbath would test = this idea. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: John Kearney=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:49 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Food Preparation in Birds and/or Mammals? For the second autumn in a row, some creature is transporting bunches = of Mountain Ashes berries to my bird bath, about 30 metres from the = closest Mountain Ash tree. The animal has never been seen carrying out = this procedure. But it appears that one bunch of Mountain Ashes berries = at a time is brought to the bird bath and left there to soak in the = water. At first the berries float but as they soften they sink to the = bottom of the water column where there is a pile of berry mash. There is = no trail of berries from the tree to the bird bath and only occasionally = do I see a berry far from the tree in another part of the yard. A new = bunch or two of berries is seen in the bird bath every couple of days. I = suspect that crows, robins, blue jays, squirrels, or raccoons are doing = this. But why? -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2409 - Release Date: = 10/02/09 06:46:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0217_01CA485E.7D6558C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w =3D=20 "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18812"> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Arno Pro Smbd; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline } P.EmailText { MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arno Pro Smbd"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } LI.EmailText { MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arno Pro Smbd"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } DIV.EmailText { MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arno Pro Smbd"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: windowtext; mso-style-type: personal-compose } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></HEAD> <BODY lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue bgColor=3D#ffffff vLink=3Dpurple> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi John, = Oct=20 8, 2009</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> I have noticed no = responses to=20 you question so, based on the folklore that raccoons wash their food = when=20 possible, will guess raccoon. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> A light dusting of = white flour=20 between tree and birdbath would test this idea.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yt, Dave Webster, = Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Djohn.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca">John Kearney</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@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 08, = 2009 4:49=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Food = Preparation in=20 Birds and/or Mammals?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV class=3DSection1> <P class=3DEmailText><FONT size=3D3 face=3D"Arno Pro Smbd"><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt">For the second autumn in a row, some = creature is=20 transporting bunches of Mountain Ashes berries to my bird bath, about = 30=20 metres from the closest Mountain Ash tree. The animal has never been = seen=20 carrying out this procedure. But it appears that one bunch of Mountain = Ashes=20 berries at a time is brought to the bird bath and left there to soak = in the=20 water. At first the berries float but as they soften they sink to the = bottom=20 of the water column where there is a pile of berry mash. There is no = trail of=20 berries from the tree to the bird bath and only occasionally do I see = a berry=20 far from the tree in another part of the yard. A new bunch or two of = berries=20 is seen in the bird bath every couple of days. I suspect that crows, = robins,=20 blue jays, squirrels, or raccoons are doing this. But=20 why?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG = -=20 www.avg.com <BR>Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2409 - = Release=20 Date: 10/02/09 06:46:00<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0217_01CA485E.7D6558C0--