[NatureNS] Hall's Harbour birds + 'rabbit'/hare?

To: NatureNS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
References: <7997B5A2-F547-4B33-BE6D-41B998B8E128@eastlink.ca>
From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 01:18:18 -0300
Precedence: bulk
Return-Path: <naturens-mml-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
Original-Recipient: rfc822;"| (cd /csuite/info/Environment/FNSN/MList; /csuite/lib/arch2html)"

next message in archive
next message in thread
previous message in archive
Index of Subjects



--Apple-Mail-5--135812571
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset=WINDOWS-1252;
	delsp=yes;
	format=flowed



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca>
> Date: April 7, 2014 7:22:26 PM ADT
> To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca>
> Subject: [ValleyNature] Hall's 'Harbour birds + 'rabbit'/hare?
>
> Mike, please let me know if your 'rabbit' is not a varying hare, =20
> alias snowshoe 'rabbit' (hare).  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
>
> P.S. The well-known rabbits at White Point Lodge are true rabbits =20
> (not hares), not native but introduced (and did not hybridize with =20
> snowshoe hares), and are the same European rabbit species that was =20
> unfortunately and infamously introduced to Australia and, like the =20
> cane toad in some many warm places, became a huge pest for a long =20
> time until the disease myxomatosis (and other measures?) was able =20
> to control the rabbits.  Also I recommend the book "Watership Down" =20=

> by Richard Adams, for a great fictionalized account of European =20
> rabbits and their society.
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>> From: Mike McCall <frogmore@xcountry.tv>
>> Date: April 7, 2014 9:25:56 AM ADT
>> To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca
>> Subject: [NatureNS] Hall's 'Harbour birds
>> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>
>>
>> Today=92s dawn brought the sun and (probably) the three Fox Sparrows =20=

>> that have been feeding
>> voraciously beneath my feeders since last Wednesday. The usual =20
>> crowd of
>> Ch=92dees, Juncos, RB Nuthatch, Purple Finches (who are also =20
>> singing), Goldfinches
>> are here and a Raven did a low pass over the area where he (or his =20=

>> twin)
>> scored a recently deceased Red Squirrel last week.
>>
>> That Spring! is about to envelope us was signalled by an adult =20
>> rabbit munching
>> parsley in the kitchen garden.
>>
>> Mike McCall
>
> _______________________________________________
> Nature mailing list
> Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca
> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/=20
> nature_blomidonnaturalists.ca


--Apple-Mail-5--135812571
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset=WINDOWS-1252

<html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">
<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">"James W. Wolford" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</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 7, 2014 7:22:26 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 &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c=
a</a>&gt;</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] Hall's 'Harbour birds =
+ 'rabbit'/hare?</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: =
14px; "><br></div>  Mike, please let me know if your 'rabbit' is not a =
varying hare, alias snowshoe 'rabbit' (hare). &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville. &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>P.S. The well-known rabbits at =
White Point Lodge are true rabbits (not hares), not native but =
introduced (and did not hybridize with snowshoe hares), and are the same =
European rabbit species that was unfortunately and infamously introduced =
to Australia and, like the cane toad in some many warm places, became a =
huge pest for a long time until the disease myxomatosis (and other =
measures?) was able to control the rabbits. &nbsp;Also I recommend the =
book "Watership Down" by Richard Adams, for a great fictionalized =
account of European rabbits and their society.<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">Mike McCall &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:frogmore@xcountry.tv">frogmore@xcountry.tv</a>&gt;</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">April 7, 2014 9:25:56 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></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"