[NatureNS] nature notes - primrose moth, Fundy beluga, eagle nest, cardinals,

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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:54:37 -0300
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JULY 8, 2010 - Andy Dean's journal and photos for today in Kentville  
included 3 photos of 2 gorgeous hot-pink Primrose Moths (Schinia  
florida) in the centre an evening primrose flower.
JULY 10, 2010 - On CBC Radio News this morning, it was reported that  
a young beluga whale is in the Alma area of New Brunswick in the Bay  
of Fundy, and has been there for 2 or 3 weeks?  A woman there had  
gone swimming and diving and found the beluga to be very unwary and  
interested in her while she was in the water.

JULY 12, 2010 - Ken Cheslock of Medford (ne. of Canning) reports that  
rose-breasted grosbeaks have brought their fledglings to his feeder  
recently.  Also there is a single well-fledged young cardinal with a  
blackish beak in his neighborhood, and this is a new addition to the  
bird fauna there.

I checked the bald eagle nest north of Kentville in the Eagle Landing  
subdivision, and both fledglings were still on/in the nest.   One of  
the youngsters is much larger than the other, and my guess would be  
that the small one is a male and large one a female.  Richard Stern  
has been checking them every day and has lots of photos.

Gesner's Pond held a belted kingfisher, a great blue heron, and 3  
brown mallards.

JULY 13, 2010 - I reported a single fully-fledged young cardinal at  
my feeders on July 6, but then I didn't see any more young cardinals  
until today.  In early afternoon there were at least 2 cardinals at  
the feeders.  One was a fully-fledged young male, and I didn't see  
the other one well enough to tell age or sex.  The body of the young  
male was flecked with orange, so that it was much more colourful than  
a female of any age.

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville

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8, 2010 - </b>Andy Dean's journal and photos for today in Kentville =
included 3 photos of 2 gorgeous hot-pink <b>Primrose Moths</b> =
(<i>Schinia florida</i>) in the centre an <b>evening primrose</b> =
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min-height: 14px; "><b>JULY 10, 2010</b> - On CBC Radio News this =
morning, it was reported that a <b>young beluga whale</b> is in the =
<b>Alma area</b> of New Brunswick in the <b>Bay of Fundy</b>, and has =
been there for 2 or 3 weeks?&nbsp; A woman there had gone swimming and =
diving and found the beluga to be very unwary and interested in her =
while she was in the water.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>JULY =
12, 2010</b> - Ken Cheslock of Medford (ne. of Canning) reports that =
<b>rose-breasted grosbeaks</b> have brought their fledglings to his =
feeder recently.&nbsp; Also there is a single<b> well-fledged young =
cardinal</b> with a blackish beak<b> </b>in his neighborhood, and this =
is a new addition to the bird fauna there.</font></div><div =
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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I checked =
the <b>bald eagle nest </b>north of Kentville in the Eagle Landing =
subdivision, and both<b> fledglings were still on/in the nest.</b> =
&nbsp; One of the youngsters is much larger than the other, and my guess =
would be that the small one is a male and large one a female.&nbsp; =
Richard Stern has been checking them every day and has lots of =
photos.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
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13, 2010</b> - I reported a single fully-fledged young <b>cardinal</b> =
at my feeders on July 6, but then I didn't see any more young cardinals =
until today.&nbsp; In early afternoon there were at least 2 cardinals at =
the feeders.&nbsp; One was a <b>fully-fledged young male</b>, and I =
didn't see the other one well enough to tell age or sex.&nbsp; The body =
of the young male was flecked with orange, so that it was much more =
colourful than a female of any age.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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Wolfville</font></div>
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