[NatureNS] Nature Notes

Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:32:08 -0300
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A Monarch flew through our property yesterday so today I checked on a 
large patch of Milkweed a few properties away. No Monarchs however.

Some butterflies included Hobomok Skipper, Tawny-edged Skipper & Dun 
Skipper. The latter is quite early, not expected until late June. 
There were also Common Ringlets, Red Admiral & Tiger Swallowtails.

While walking through a waste area (low growing weeds), I flushed a 
fem. Mallard. It was nesting in a patch (5' x 5') of grass. There 
were five eggs. I had came quite close to the nest on a first pass 
but the female stayed tight. On a second pass it was too much for 
her. Amazing that a predator (e.g. raccoon) had not found it.

Angus

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