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--Boundary_(ID_VudqEZ9OkEfo5BZx/RD3Gg) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Further to Henk's comments, decades ago I recall seeing pheasants in and on top of a barberry hedge and eating the berries. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca> > Date: April 16, 2010 9:48:35 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cedar Waxwings > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > 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_VudqEZ9OkEfo5BZx/RD3Gg) 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; "> Further to Henk's comments, decades ago I recall seeing pheasants in and = on top of a barberry hedge and eating the berries. Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Henk Kwindt <<a = href=3D"mailto:cbatl@eastlink.ca">cbatl@eastlink.ca</a>></font></div><d= iv style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">April 16, 2010 9:48:35 PM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Cedar = Waxwings</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; 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><font face=3D"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=3D"Arial">Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, = NS.</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" 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"kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca" = href=3D"mailto:kenmacaulay@eastlink.ca">Ken MacAulay</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">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>Wednesday, April 14, 2010 = 11:56 AM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal = arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: [NatureNS] Cedar = Waxwings</div><div><br></div><div><span class=3D"593375414-14042010"><font= color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" face=3D"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=3D"593375414-14042010"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font></span> </div><div><span = class=3D"593375414-14042010"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Ken MacAulay</font></span></div><div><span = class=3D"593375414-14042010"><font color=3D"#0000ff" size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Port Mouton, = NS</font></span></div></blockquote></span></blockquote></div><br></body></= html>= --Boundary_(ID_VudqEZ9OkEfo5BZx/RD3Gg)--
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