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Again, many thanks. If you remember, let me know when you put up the flagging. I'm looking forward to discovery.
Paul
On 2013-09-01, at 11:33 AM, Hans Toom wrote:
> Paul,
>
> There are two routes that go around the reservoir and also bypass the rocky descent. They are hard to describe and best attempted by newbies when the leaves have fallen. When you come to the bluff above the reservoir turn right and keep going along the path which is partially hidden this time of year to an opening above the Duncan Reef Barren. This is the easiest and safest route. Another method is to turn left after about 30 metres upstream of the reservoir and cross the creek feeding the reservoir. Next time I'm up there I'll put some red flagging on the trees to mark the trails.
>
> During the winter when the area around the reservoir and rocky descent is filled with ice I use these alternate routes. They are longer treks but much safer.
>
> Hans
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Ruggles
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 9:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Ruddy Turnstones and Nodding Lady's Tresses Orchid
>
> Thank you Hans. I could not ask for more! I am somewhat hesitant to attempt the hike because of my 84 years. Perhaps on a nice fall day, I shall follow your excellent guide to Duncan Reef.
> Paul.
> On 2013-08-31, at 9:38 PM, Hans Toom wrote:
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> Here's a primer I wrote on Duncan Reef several years ago: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NS-RBA/conversations/topics/4203
>>
>> Google is amazing!
>>
>> Hans
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Paul Ruggles
>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 7:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Ruddy Turnstones and Nodding Lady's Tresses Orchid
>>
>> Hello Hans,
>> Can you tell me how to get to Duncan reef. I was out to Duncan's cove yesterday and could not make it to the reef.
>> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>> Paul Ruggles.
>>
>> On 2013-08-31, at 9:58 AM, Hans Toom wrote:
>>
>>> Both these species, bird and orchid, tend to arrive in this area about the same time during the third week of August. The Lady's Tresses Orchids are easy to confuse and I have confused them several times so I hope I'm getting it right.
>>>
>>> The Ruddy Turnstones are at Duncan Reef feeding on flies and maggots present on the rotting kelp heaps. I arrive here, scatter the birds, and sit down in a comfortable location and await their return which only takes minutes. The peeps were so close to me, less than 6 feet, that I couldn't focus my camera properly whereas the turnstones came within 10 feet, some squabbling over the best feeding grounds. This is two step foraging for the birds, that is there is something to eat at every second step.
>>>
>>> Details are in my journal: http://www.hanstoom.com/Journal/Page53.html
>>>
>>> Hans
>>> _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>>> Hans Toom
>>> Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
>>> http://www.hanstoom.com/
>>
>>
>
>
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after-white-space; ">Again, many thanks. If you remember, let me =
know when you put up the flagging. I'm looking forward to =
discovery.<div><br></div><div>Paul</div><div><br><div><div>On =
2013-09-01, at 11:33 AM, Hans Toom wrote:</div><br =
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face=3D"Arial">Paul,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">There are two routes that go around the reservoir and =
also bypass the rocky descent. They are hard to describe and best =
attempted by newbies when the leaves have fallen. When you come to the =
bluff above the reservoir turn right and keep going along the path which =
is partially hidden this time of year to an opening above the Duncan =
Reef Barren. This is the<span =
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route. Another method is to turn left after about 30 metres =
upstream of the reservoir and cross the creek feeding the reservoir. =
Next time I'm up there I'll put some red flagging on the trees to =
mark the trails.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">During the winter when the area around the reservoir and =
rocky descent is filled with ice I use these alternate routes. They are =
longer treks but much safer.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Hans</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; =
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initial; "><b>From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"cpruggles@EastLink.ca" href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@EastLink.ca">Paul=
Ruggles</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal =
arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; =
"><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Sunday, =
September 01, 2013 9:36 AM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal =
10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NatureNS] Ruddy =
Turnstones and Nodding Lady's Tresses Orchid</div><div><br></div>Thank =
you Hans. I could not ask for more! I am somewhat hesitant to attempt =
the hike because of my 84 years. Perhaps on a nice fall day, I shall =
follow your excellent guide to Duncan Reef.<div>Paul.<br><div><div>On =
2013-08-31, at 9:38 PM, Hans Toom wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"widows: 2; text-transform: none; =
text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: normal normal normal =
medium/normal Helvetica; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; =
letter-spacing: normal; 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; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Paul,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Here's a primer I wrote on Duncan Reef several years =
ago:<span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><font =
size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"><a =
href=3D"http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NS-RBA/conversations/topics/420=
3">http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/NS-RBA/conversations/topics/4203</a>=
</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Google is amazing!</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Hans</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"background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); font: normal normal =
normal 10pt/normal arial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: =
initial; "><b>From:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"cpruggles@EastLink.ca" href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@EastLink.ca">Paul=
Ruggles</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal =
arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></div><=
div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; =
"><b>Sent:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday,=
August 31, 2013 7:33 PM</div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal =
10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [NatureNS] Ruddy =
Turnstones and Nodding Lady's Tresses Orchid</div><div><br></div>Hello =
Hans,<div> Can you tell me how to get to Duncan reef. I was out to =
Duncan's cove yesterday and could not make it to the reef.<div>Any help =
would be greatly appreciated.</div><div>Paul =
Ruggles.<br><div><br><div><div>On 2013-08-31, at 9:58 AM, Hans Toom =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"widows: 2; =
text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: =
normal normal normal medium/normal Helvetica; white-space: normal; =
orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; 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; "><div =
bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Both these =
species, bird and orchid, tend to arrive in this area about the same =
time during the third week of August. The Lady's Tresses Orchids are =
easy to confuse and I have confused them several times so I hope I'm =
getting it right.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">The=
Ruddy Turnstones are at Duncan Reef feeding on flies and =
maggots present on the rotting kelp heaps. I arrive here, scatter =
the birds, and sit down in a comfortable location and await their return =
which only takes minutes. The peeps were so close to me, less than 6 =
feet, that I couldn't focus my camera properly whereas the =
turnstones came within 10 feet, some squabbling over the best feeding =
grounds. This is two step foraging for the birds, that is there is =
something to eat at every second step.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial">Details are in my journal:<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/Journal/Page53.html">http://www.hanstoom.c=
om/Journal/Page53.html</a></font></div><div><font size=3D"2" =
face=3D"Arial"><br>Hans<br>_______________________________________________=
__________________________________________________________<br>Hans =
Toom<br>Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada<br><a =
href=3D"http://www.hanstoom.com/">http://www.hanstoom.com/</a><br></font><=
/div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></=
div></span><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></blockqu=
ote></div></span><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></blockquote></div><br></div></body></=
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