[NatureNS] re Whites & Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge & Kentville

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Yesterday in Miner's Marsh in Kentville I saw quite a few blooming  
cuckoo-flowers, and today there were several butterfly whites, but  
none of the latter were identified.  Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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> From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
> Date: May 22, 2014 5:21:20 PM ADT
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge
> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>
> 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 -----
> From: Angus MacLean
> To: naturens
> 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
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Judy Tufts
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> >
> > Judy Tufts
> >
> > Wolfville
> >
> > <<<<<<<<<<
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Yesterday in Miner's Marsh in Kentville I saw quite a few blooming =
cuckoo-flowers, and today there were several butterfly whites, but none =
of the latter were identified. &nbsp;Cheers from Jim in =
Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br =
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style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo =
Flowers - Wolfville Ridge</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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29px; "><div><font face=3D"Arial">Hi Angus &amp; =
All,</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;are now scattered in areas where =
both mustards and nectar are so far as I know absent; perhaps just =
hunting for a host plant.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial">Yt, Dave =
Webster, Kentville</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" =
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initial; "><b>From:</b><span =
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MacLean</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>RE: [NatureNS] Cardinals, =
Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville Ridge</div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi =
Judy:<br>Your Cabbage Whites may be indeed&nbsp; that but Mustard White =
are&nbsp;more likely. The Cuckoo Flower is part of the mustard family =
&amp; populations of Mustard Whites dine mainly on the flowers. =46rom a =
distance Mustard Whites are difficult to distinguish from Cabbage =
Whites.&nbsp;It's peculiar to me that Mustard Whites are flying well =
before the Cuckoo Flower is in bloom!!<br>Angus<br><div>&gt; From: <a =
href=3D"mailto:tandove@ns.sympatico.ca">tandove@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br>&gt=
; To: <a =
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br>&gt=
; Subject: [NatureNS] Cardinals, Cuckoo Flowers - Wolfville =
Ridge<br>&gt; Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:45:48 -0300<br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; We had visits from =
a female and a male Cardinal yesterday, the first time we<br>&gt; have =
had a pair here. The female appeared briefly in the morning and =
then<br>&gt; both arrived together in late afternoon looking for =
bird-seeds.<br>&gt; Unfortunately they will be competing with Mourning =
Doves and now for the<br>&gt; first time several starlings have decided =
to raise families on our property<br>&gt; so they are also competitors, =
so they may not find it worthwhile.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; The Wolfville =
Ridge Road ditch to the west of us is full of beautiful Cuckoo<br>&gt; =
Flowers, the best appearance I think I have ever seen there. Their =
delicate<br>&gt; fragrance lingers around them which add to their charm. =
Several Cabbage<br>&gt; Whites were flitting among the flowers.<span =
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class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt;<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span><br>&gt; Cheers,<span =
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