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--Apple-Mail-74-880073562 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Add the underground roots of plants, which black and grizzly bears did up at all times of the year. And of course Paul is correct about bears being opportunists and omnivores, adapted for getting and consuming a wide variety of fare, both vegetable and animal. Cheers from Jim of Wolfville (currently in B.C. for a while, and it's nice to read the sightings and comments from back home). Begin forwarded message: > From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > Date: April 28, 2012 10:39:10 AM ADT > To: "naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Maple pollination and bears > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Thats a good question Heather! > I would guess anything that is starting to grow. > Grasses, clovers, ferns, buds of various shrubs. > For a start. > If they were lucky enough to find a dead deer or other animal that > would > be good. Perhaps insects, bees trees, ant nests, I'm not sure if > they could > get stoneflies in enough quantity > Have a nice spring > Paul > > From: Heather Drope <heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 11:49:22 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Maple pollination and bears > > Thank Paul for telling us one of the foods for bears in the spring. > I often wondered what they ate being as the berries are non existant. > What are the other foods that they go after? Heather > > --Apple-Mail-74-880073562 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Add the underground roots of plants, which black and grizzly bears did = up at all times of the year. And of course Paul is correct about = bears being opportunists and omnivores, adapted for getting and = consuming a wide variety of fare, both vegetable and animal. = <div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim of Wolfville (currently in = B.C. for a while, and it's nice to read the sightings and comments from = back home).<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">Paul MacDonald <<a = href=3D"mailto:paulrita2001@yahoo.com">paulrita2001@yahoo.com</a>></fon= t></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">April 28, 2012 10:39:10 AM = 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>" = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></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] Maple pollination and = bears</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> <div = style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, = new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Thats a good question = Heather!</span></div><div><span>I would guess anything that is starting = to grow.</span></div><div><span>Grasses, clovers, ferns, buds of various = shrubs.</span></div><div><span>For a start.</span></div><div><span>If = they were lucky enough to find a dead deer or other animal that = would</span></div><div><span>be good. Perhaps insects, bees trees, ant = nests, I'm not sure if they could</span></div><div><span>get stoneflies = in enough quantity </span></div><div><span>Have a nice = spring</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div> <div = style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', = times, serif; "> <div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'times new = roman', 'new york', times, serif; "> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"> <hr size=3D"1"> <b><span = style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Heather Drope <<a = href=3D"mailto:heather.drope@ns.sympatico.ca">heather.drope@ns.sympatico.c= a</a>><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a> <br> = <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, April 27, = 2012 11:49:22 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: = bold;">Subject:</span></b> [NatureNS] Maple pollination and bears<br> = </font> </div> <br><div id=3D"yiv2038460110"> <div> <div = align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span style=3D"font-size:12pt;">Thank = Paul for telling us one of the foods for bears in the spring. I often = wondered what they ate being as the berries are non existant. = </span></font></div> <div align=3D"left"><font face=3D"Arial"><span = style=3D"font-size:12pt;">What are the other foods that they go after? = Heather</span></font></div> </div> </div><br><br> </div> </div> = </div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-74-880073562--
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