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--Boundary_(ID_zRp0MYomNtmY0TFgX+7ioA) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Dave's remark below reminds me that the late Merritt Gibson in Canning referred to the interesting sight high in his back-yard trees of a pileated woodpecker acting like a giant chickadee by hanging upside-down while foraging on fruits of Virginia creeper vines. Cheers from Jim in Wolfville Begin forwarded message: > From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > Date: October 5, 2011 4:41:42 PM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Virginia Creeper > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Hi Paul & All, Oct 5, 2011 > It is native to the much of eastern USA but widely planted as > an ornamental and spreads from cultivation; thus introduced here > but native in se Maine. > > In good light it has an abundance of flowers and fruits; > vigorously worked by Bumble Bees and Pileated Woodpeckers > respectively. > YT, DW, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paul MacDonald > To: NatureNS > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 3:38 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] Virginia Creeper > > Hi All > Today I went over to the river to see how high the water came. Real > high! > In the woods there is a Virginia Creeper ( Parthenocissus > quinquefolia ). > Bright today with the dark skies. The reds to purple were spectular. > There seems to be some variation as to if its a native or introduced. > Roland says introduced but the USDA www site says its native to > North Americia. > Does anyone have any thoughts on this? > Have a nice day > Paul > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1410 / Virus Database: 1520/3931 - Release Date: > 10/01/11 > --Boundary_(ID_zRp0MYomNtmY0TFgX+7ioA) 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; "> Dave's remark below reminds me that the late Merritt Gibson in Canning = referred to the interesting sight high in his back-yard trees of a = pileated woodpecker acting like a giant chickadee by hanging upside-down = while foraging on fruits of Virginia creeper vines. 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">David & Alison Webster <<a = href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com">dwebster@glinx.com</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>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">October 5, 2011 4:41:42 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] Virginia = Creeper</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-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; font-size: medium; "><div><font = size=3D"2">Hi Paul & = All, &nbs= p; Oct 5, = 2011</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"> It is native = to the much of eastern USA but widely planted as an ornamental and = spreads from cultivation; thus introduced here but native in se = Maine.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font = size=3D"2"> In good light it has an abundance of = flowers and fruits; vigorously worked by Bumble Bees and Pileated = Woodpeckers respectively.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2">YT, DW, = Kentville</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-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; = background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); = background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial = initial; "