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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01CF75E2.3F934AF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Angus & All, I suspect the adults are able to manage (and lay eggs on Mustards) = without feeding until nectar of some sort is available. [They may drink = sap from tree wounds or cankers but I have never seen this.] The larvae = are confined to Cruciferae (so the story goes) but the adults feed on = any nectar I think. Cardamine is not nearly as common in my woods as it = was even 5 years ago and mustard white adults are now scattered in areas = where both mustards and nectar are so far as I know absent; perhaps just = hunting for a host plant. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Angus MacLean=20 To: naturens=20 Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 11:29 AM Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge Hi Judy: Your Cabbage Whites may be indeed that but Mustard White are more = likely. The Cuckoo Flower is part of the mustard family & populations of = Mustard Whites dine mainly on the flowers. From a distance Mustard = Whites are difficult to distinguish from Cabbage Whites. It's peculiar = to me that Mustard Whites are flying well before the Cuckoo Flower is in = bloom!! Angus > From: tandove@ns.sympatico.ca > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge > Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:45:48 -0300 >=20 > We had visits from a female and a male Cardinal yesterday, the first = time we > have had a pair here. The female appeared briefly in the morning and = then > both arrived together in late afternoon looking for bird-seeds. > Unfortunately they will be competing with Mourning Doves and now for = the > first time several starlings have decided to raise families on our = property > so they are also competitors, so they may not find it worthwhile.=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > The Wolfville Ridge Road ditch to the west of us is full of = beautiful Cuckoo > Flowers, the best appearance I think I have ever seen there. Their = delicate > fragrance lingers around them which add to their charm. Several = Cabbage > Whites were flitting among the flowers.=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > Cheers,=20 > Judy Tufts=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > >>>>>>>>>>=20 >=20 > Judy Tufts >=20 > Wolfville >=20 > <<<<<<<<<<=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4592 / Virus Database: 3950/7540 - Release Date: = 05/22/14 ------=_NextPart_000_0023_01CF75E2.3F934AF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <STYLE>.hmmessage P { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } BODY.hmmessage { FONT-FAMILY: Calibri; FONT-SIZE: 12pt } </STYLE> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"></HEAD> <BODY class=3Dhmmessage bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi Angus & All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> I suspect the adults are able = to manage=20 (and lay eggs on Mustards) without feeding until nectar of some sort is=20 available. [They may drink sap from tree wounds or cankers but I have = never seen=20 this.] The larvae are confined to Cruciferae (so the story goes) but the = adults=20 feed on any nectar I think. Cardamine is not nearly as common in my = woods as it=20 was even 5 years ago and mustard white adults are now scattered in = areas=20 where both mustards and nectar are so far as I know absent; perhaps just = hunting=20 for a host plant.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dcold_mac@hotmail.com = href=3D"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com">Angus=20 MacLean</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 22, 2014 = 11:29=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NatureNS] = Cardinals, Cuckoo=20 Flowers - Wolfville Ridge</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr>Hi Judy:<BR>Your Cabbage Whites may be indeed = that but=20 Mustard White are more likely. The Cuckoo Flower is part of the = mustard=20 family & populations of Mustard Whites dine mainly on the flowers. = From a=20 distance Mustard Whites are difficult to distinguish from Cabbage=20 Whites. It's peculiar to me that Mustard Whites are flying well = before=20 the Cuckoo Flower is in bloom!!<BR>Angus<BR> <DIV>> From: tandove@ns.sympatico.ca<BR>> To:=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<BR>> Subject: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo = Flowers=20 - Wolfville Ridge<BR>> Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:45:48 = -0300<BR>>=20 <BR>> We had visits from a female and a male Cardinal yesterday, = the first=20 time we<BR>> have had a pair here. The female appeared briefly in = the=20 morning and then<BR>> both arrived together in late afternoon = looking for=20 bird-seeds.<BR>> Unfortunately they will be competing with Mourning = Doves=20 and now for the<BR>> first time several starlings have decided to = raise=20 families on our property<BR>> so they are also competitors, so they = may not=20 find it worthwhile. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> The Wolfville = Ridge=20 Road ditch to the west of us is full of beautiful Cuckoo<BR>> = Flowers, the=20 best appearance I think I have ever seen there. Their delicate<BR>> = fragrance lingers around them which add to their charm. Several=20 Cabbage<BR>> Whites were flitting among the flowers. <BR>&