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--Apple-Mail=_7B63DC8F-E5D4-42D4-AEBE-1D599E2F005B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Begin forwarded message: > From: Jim Wolford <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Subject: [ValleyNature] snow buntings very white now > Date: March 11, 2015 at 1:24:30 PM ADT > To: Nature BNS <nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca> >=20 > Today our snow buntings at home were very white-looking against the = extensive long blackish cloud across the northern horizon. It reminded = me that much or all of the colour-change we see in the spring in snow = buntings is not from changing the feathers, but by gradual wear of the = darker outer feather tips. Similarly the blackish back colour is also = acquired via wear. Someone out there can correct me on this? >=20 > Cheers from Jim > _______________________________________________ > Nature mailing list > Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca > = http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnaturalists.= ca --Apple-Mail=_7B63DC8F-E5D4-42D4-AEBE-1D599E2F005B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html = charset=3Dus-ascii"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: = after-white-space;"><br><div style=3D""><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;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Jim Wolford <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>><br><= /span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';"><b>[ValleyNature] = snow buntings very white now</b><br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top:= 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">March 11, 2015 at = 1:24:30 PM ADT<br></span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span = style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>To: = </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';">Nature BNS <<a = href=3D"mailto:nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a>><br></span></div><br><div>Today our snow buntings at home were = very white-looking against the extensive long blackish cloud across the = northern horizon. It reminded me that much or all of the = colour-change we see in the spring in snow buntings is not from changing = the feathers, but by gradual wear of the darker outer feather tips. = Similarly the blackish back colour is also acquired via wear. = Someone out there can correct me on this?<br><br>Cheers from = Jim<br>_______________________________________________<br>Nature mailing = list<br><a = href=3D"mailto:Nature@blomidonnaturalists.ca">Nature@blomidonnaturalists.c= a</a><br>http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/nature_blomidonnat= uralists.ca<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_7B63DC8F-E5D4-42D4-AEBE-1D599E2F005B--
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