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--Apple-Mail-3-16652983 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > Date: May 21, 2013 1:30:23 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] mammals at our bird feeders > > MAY 21, 2013 - I have to report on some interesting shenanigans > with mammals at our bird-feeding station in the back yard. First, > a couple of days ago I discovered TWO very approachable red > squirrels that were obviously together and interested in me > (instead of running away as would be usual behaviour for our red > squirrel (usually just one)). Was this a courting pair? or two > full-grown siblings already? > > Secondly, I haven't seen the two red squirrels since that one time, > but today presumably our occasional chipmunk reappeared under the > feeders and was filling its cheek pouches with goodies (mostly > spilled sunflower seeds?). But our resident red squirrel, who was > up on one of the sunflower-seed tube-feeders at the time, objected > and descended and put the run on the chipmunk (a competitor for food). > > Speaking of mammals at the feeders, we are still visited probably > every evening/night by one or more raccoons, which climb up on the > iron feeder-hangers and go after the bird pie first (if the > starlings and crow have not finished it off first) and then > politely eat sunflower seeds on those nights when I don't get the > feeders into our garden shed soon enough. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/ > nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca --Apple-Mail-3-16652983 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; "><div><div><br></div><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>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">May 21, 2013 1:30:23 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">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</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>[ValleyNature] mammals at our bird = feeders</b></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; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>MAY 21, 2013</b> - I have = to report on some interesting shenanigans with mammals at our = bird-feeding station in the back yard. First, a couple of days ago = I discovered <b>TWO very approachable red squirrels</b> that were = obviously together and interested in me (instead of running away as = would be usual behaviour for our red squirrel (usually just one)). = Was this a courting pair? or two full-grown siblings = already?</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal = 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: = 12.0px Helvetica">Secondly, I haven't seen the two red squirrels since = that one time, but today presumably our occasional <b>chipmunk</b> = reappeared under the feeders and was filling its cheek pouches with = goodies (mostly spilled sunflower seeds?). But our resident <b>red = squirrel</b>, who was up on one of the sunflower-seed tube-feeders at = the time, objected and descended and <b>put the run on the chipmunk = </b>(a competitor for food).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Speaking = of mammals at the feeders, we are still visited probably every = evening/night by one or more <b>raccoons</b>, which climb up on the iron = feeder-hangers and go after the bird pie first (if the starlings and = crow have not finished it off first) and then politely eat sunflower = seeds on those nights when I don't get the feeders into our garden shed = soon enough.</font></div></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><br></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: = 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; = ">_______________________________________________</div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; ">Nature mailing list</div><div style=3D"margin-top: = 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a = href=3D"http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnatu= ralists.ca">http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidon= naturalists.ca</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-3-16652983--
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