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--Apple-Mail-5--372635971 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed This has been mentioned many times on NatureNS, often about starlings and even gulls of various species; I'll bet they were after winged ants. Jim in Wolfville. Begin forwarded message: > From: Marg Millard <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > Date: October 5, 2012 10:21:15 AM ADT > To: naturens <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Subject: [NatureNS] White Point butterflies > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Yesterday, Oct 4, I was in my studio when the sun moved around so > its rays were laying on the tomato plant outside my window. The > plant has had the biscuit but the butterflies were interested in > the rotting tomatoes so I've left it. Within minutes, several Red > Admirals and a Monarch flitted out of the foliage, settled on the > chairs nearby to warm and dry themselves, I presume, then once > again went back to feeding then up they went. No more flitting > around, just up and up and up! in small tight circles. > Oh, the past couple days a strange thing (strange to me at least) > with a flock of quite a number of Starlings. First I saw it with > some other birds, Robins initially, I think. They have begun to > seriously feed on insects in the air. I actually wondered if they > were grabbing butterflies but saw no evidence of that. Am I 'just' > seeing this, is it the norm or is a feeding source changing? I also > noted this summer Blue Jays are seriously hunting smaller birds, > not just eggs and hatchlings. They have been attacking young and > smaller fledglings. > > Gayle, winter gardening is an interest to me this year as well. > Best regards, > Marg Millard, White Point, Queens > > > http://MargMillard.ca > --Apple-Mail-5--372635971 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; "> This has been mentioned many times on NatureNS, often about starlings = and even gulls of various species; I'll bet they were after winged ants. = 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">Marg Millard <<a = href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmillard@eastlink.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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">October 5, 2012 10:21:15 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">naturens <<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>[NatureNS] White Point = butterflies</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"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Yesterday, Oct 4, I was in my studio when the sun = moved around so its rays were laying on the tomato plant outside my = window. The plant has had the biscuit but the butterflies were = interested in the rotting tomatoes so I've left it. Within minutes, = several Red Admirals and a Monarch flitted out of the foliage, settled = on the chairs nearby to warm and dry themselves, I presume, then once = again went back to feeding then up they went. No more flitting around, = just up and up and up! in small tight circles.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Oh, the past couple days a strange thing (strange to = me at least) with a flock of quite a number of Starlings. First I saw it = with some other birds, Robins initially, I think. They have begun to = seriously feed on insects in the air. I actually wondered if they were = grabbing butterflies but saw no evidence of that. Am I 'just'<span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>seeing this, is it the = norm or is a feeding source changing? I also noted this summer Blue Jays = are seriously hunting smaller birds, not just eggs and hatchlings. They = have been attacking young and smaller fledglings.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Gayle, = winter gardening is an interest to me this year as well.</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Best regards,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Marg Millard, = White Point, Queens</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; = "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://MargMillard.ca">http://MargMillard.ca</a><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> = </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-5--372635971--
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