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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_b6UDenH51PjVUOn261eSRQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT We also have crows who will take pieces of bread or cracked corn and dump it into the bird-bath, apparently to soften it for eating. This necessitates frequent cleaning of the birdbath! On 8 Oct 2009, at 8:30 PM, David Webster wrote: > 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. > > > A light dusting of white flour between tree and birdbath would > test this idea. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Kearney > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > 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 > Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2409 - Release Date: > 10/02/09 06:46:00 --Boundary_(ID_b6UDenH51PjVUOn261eSRQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">We also have crows who will = take pieces of bread or cracked corn and dump it into the bird-bath, = apparently to soften it for eating. This necessitates frequent = cleaning of the birdbath!<div><br><div><div>On 8 Oct 2009, at 8:30 PM, = David Webster wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" = bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" vlink=3D"purple"><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Hi John, Oct 8, = 2009</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> = I have noticed no responses to you question so, based on the folklore = that raccoons wash their food when possible, will guess = raccoon.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"> A light dusting of white flour between = tree and birdbath would test this idea.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</font></div><blockquote = style=3D"border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; = margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: normal normal = normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: = initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; = -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; = background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial = initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" = href=3D"mailto:john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca" style=3D"color: blue; = text-decoration: underline; ">John Kearney</a></div><div style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: underline; = ">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal = normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, October 08, 2009 = 4:49 PM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = "><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>[NatureNS] Food Preparation = in Birds and/or Mammals?</div><div><br></div><div class=3D"Section1"><p = class=3D"EmailText" style=3D"margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; = margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; font-family: 'Arno Pro Smbd'; = font-size: 12pt; "><font size=3D"3" face=3D"Arno Pro Smbd"><span = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; ">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?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><hr><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br>No virus found in this = incoming message.<br>Checked by AVG -<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = href=3D"http://www.avg.com" style=3D"color: blue; text-decoration: = underline; ">www.avg.com</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Version: 8.5.420 / = Virus Database: 270.14.3/2409 - Release Date: 10/02/09 = 06:46:00<br></blockquote></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body>= </html>= --Boundary_(ID_b6UDenH51PjVUOn261eSRQ)--
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