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href=3D"mailto:kenmck --047d7b6dc2261a070104ed3f7013 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Eggs and moonlight, Jim. The third leg of this rural stool was someone sitting quietly in the shade with a shotgun. Rick. On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, James W. Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>wrote: > Paul, are you saying a full Moon keeps the skunks from foraging as much as > otherwise? Some predators do better at night with Moonlight, e.g., gulls > looking for storm petrels returning to their burrows from out at sea. Jim > in Wolfivlle. > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > *Date: *December 10, 2013 1:59:22 PM AST > *To: *"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > *Subject: **Re: [NatureNS] Huns- Gray Partridge* > *Reply-To: *naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > My Grandfather knew how to protect the huns from skunks Ken. > A dozen eggs and a full moon worked wonders! > Have a nice fall > Paul > > > On Monday, December 9, 2013 8:51:36 PM, Ken McKenna < > kenmcken@eastlink.ca> wrote: > > Ken McKenna > Box 218 Stellarton NS > B0K 1S0 > 902 752-7644 > > Hi Paul and all > As you say, they are not as common as they used to be on PEI. I think > predation of eggs by skunks (another PEI introduced species I > believe) might have been a factor in decline as well. My grandmother used > to feed a healthy flock in winter ( maybe back in the '60's) on Baldwins > Rd, Kings Co (PEI). Every now and then I see a few around and on my last > trip "back home" on Oct. 18, I saw five just off the Baldwins Rd. near St. > Teresa. > > The scientific name Perdix led to the nickname for one near the home of > the Spaldings in Economy NS and "Perry" made his way into several CBCs > before he finally disappeared. It has been quite a few years since one has > been seen on that count. > > cheers > Ken > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com> > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Sent:* Monday, December 09, 2013 7:31 PM > *Subject:* Re: Porous pavement: Re: [NatureNS] mourning doves among road > salt > > Hi Fred and All > Growing up on PEI, Huns Perdix perdix now called Gray Partridge > we very plentiful. My Grandfather used to feed them in the winter and > he would have up to100 birds. He would sweep the snow of a south facing porch > and they would roost there on a sunny day. He kept a box of grit for them > and they ate a susprising amount. > Roads were neither plowed or salted and school was not too important > in the winter. Then in the late 50s they built regional high schools with > buses and all. The road were then plowed and salted. The Huns found > the sand and salt a great source of grit. That was the end on the Huns. > Road salt killed them all - same story all over PEI and since then there > are very few. Only a scattered flock here and there. > They were a fine bird - we had a few to eat in the fall but they multiplied > so fast a few less made no difference. > Some things don't mix > Paul > > > > > > > > -- Rick Whitman --047d7b6dc2261a070104ed3f7013 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Eggs and moonlight, Jim. The third leg of this rural stool= was someone sitting quietly in the shade with a shotgun.<div>Rick.</div></= div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, D= ec 10, 2013 at 4:11 PM, James W. Wolford <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"m= ailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&= gt;</span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Paul, are you saying a full Moon keeps the skunks from foraging as much as = otherwise? =A0Some predators do better at night with Moonlight, e.g., gulls= looking for storm petrels returning to their burrows from out at sea. =A0J= im in Wolfivlle.<br> <div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br><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"><b>From: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" sty= le=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">Paul MacDonald <<a href=3D"mailto:paulrita2= 001@yahoo.com" target=3D"_blank">paulrita2001@yahoo.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:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" st= yle=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">December 10, 2013 1:59:22 PM AST</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:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" styl= e=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica">"<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" <<a href=3D"mailto= :naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">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:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3"= style=3D"font:12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Huns- Gray Partridge</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:1= 2.0px Helvetica"><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= " target=3D"_blank">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"font-size:14pt;font-family:H= elveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif"><div> <span>My Grandfather knew how to protect the