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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_Nf4Sc66S207KXWg/8kgSZg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Our berberis bushes often keep most berries through the winter but in very early spring the robbins usually clear them quickly. Over the years we have seen grouse, brown thrasher and hermit thrush eating the berries. Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken MacAulay To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:56 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Cedar Waxwings Dennis, it sounds like your ornamental shrub is a barberry not a boxwood. I have never seen birds eating the berries off of my many barberries. Perhaps they are too bitter or just an acquired taste? Ken MacAulay Port Mouton, NS --Boundary_(ID_Nf4Sc66S207KXWg/8kgSZg) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18904"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Our berberis bushes often keep most berries through the winter but in very early spring the robbins usually clear them quickly. Over the years we have seen grouse, brown thrasher and hermit thrush eating the berries.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca href="mailto:kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca">Ken MacAulay</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=naturens@chebucto.ns.ca href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:56 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] Cedar Waxwings</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=593375414-14042010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Dennis, it sounds like your ornamental shrub is a barberry not a boxwood. I have never seen birds eating the berries off of my many barberries. Perhaps they are too bitter or just an acquired taste?</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=593375414-14042010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=593375414-14042010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Ken MacAulay</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=593375414-14042010><FONT color=#0000ff size=2 face=Arial>Port Mouton, NS</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_Nf4Sc66S207KXWg/8kgSZg)--
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