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<p <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org= /TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"><html xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/1999/xht= ml"><head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "/> =20 <style type=3D"text/css">@font-face { font-family: Helvetica; } @font-face { font-family: Cambria Math; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page WordSection1 {margin: 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt; } P.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"= ; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;} LI.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif= "; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;} DIV.MsoNormal { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","seri= f"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt;} A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;} SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;} A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;} SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline;} P.MsoAcetate { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; F= ONT-SIZE: 8pt;} LI.MsoAcetate { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; = FONT-SIZE: 8pt;} DIV.MsoAcetate { MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif";= FONT-SIZE: 8pt;} SPAN.BalloonTextChar { FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif" ;} SPAN.EmailStyle19 { FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d;} .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt;} DIV.WordSection1 { } </style> =20 </head><body style=3D""> =20 <div> =EF=BB=BF Sounds reasonable Dave </div>=20 <div> In fact I think that is the recipe for </div>=20 <div> ice wine - an expensive luxury which they never </div>=20 <div> advertised well enough for to temp me to try - buy. </div>=20 <div> Of course in winter animals and birds need energy </div>=20 <div> be it from body fat or what the can find. </div>=20 <div> Come spring protein becomes important with the nesting </div>=20 <div> season just ahead. Hence the importance of Stone Flies - little </div>=20 <div> known to naturalists but no so to birds. </div>=20 <div> Enjoy Ground Hog day! </div>=20 <div> Paul </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-co= lor: blue; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; position: rela= tive;" type=3D"cite"> On February 2, 2016 at 9:48 AM David & Alison Webster <dwebster@= glinx.com> wrote: <br/> <br/>=20 <div> Hi Paul,             =            Feb 2, 2016 </div>=20 <div>    Shortly after the BFM Hospital in Kentville was close= d I saw birds feeding on small apples (probably ornamental Crab being = former Hospital grounds but relatively large ~ one cm diam.) late in the wi= nter. The apples looked quite disgusting but I tried one and found a c= oncentrated sweet syrup, with no trace of bitterness, segregated from = the ice and frozen brown pulp. </div>=20 <div>     I suspect this syrup is the main attraction, not bec= ause it is sweet but because of the high energy content. </div>=20 <div> Yt, DW, Kentville </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-right= : 0px; margin-left: 5px; border-left-color: #000000; border-left-width: 2px= ; border-left-style: solid;">=20 <div style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-str= etch: normal;"> ----- Original Message ----- </div>=20 <div style=3D"background: #e4e4e4; font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-a= djust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-color: black;"> <strong>From:</strong>=20 <a href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca= </a> </div>=20 <div style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-str= etch: normal;"> <strong>To:</strong>=20 naturens@chebucto.ns.ca </div>=20 <div style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-str= etch: normal;"> <strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, February 02, 2016 8:07 AM </div>=20 <div style=3D"font: 10pt/normal arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-str= etch: normal;"> <strong>Subject:</strong> RE: [NatureNS] re high-bush cranberries &= ; cedar waxwings and creepers </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <div> here on the South Shore Donna we have an apple </div>=20 <div> tree covered with frozen apples. Lately the Waxwings - Cedar - </div>=20 <div> and the Robins have been feasting on it. </div>=20 <div> Seems they like it best on a cold day. </div>=20 <div> I hope your cold is better soon. </div>=20 <div> Did you see any Ground Hogs today? </div>=20 <div> Paul </div>=20 <div>   </div>=20 <blockquote style=3D"padding-left: 10px; margin-left: 0px; border-left-= color: blue; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; position: re= lative;" type=3D"cite"> <!-- [if gte mso 9]> --> <!-- <![endif] --> <!-- [if gte mso 9]> --> <!-- <![endif] -->On February 1, 2016 at 7:34 PM Donna Crossland < dcrossland@eastlink.ca&#= 62; wrote:=20 <br/> <br/>=20 <div class=3D"WordSection1">=20 <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color: #1f497d; font-family: &#= 39;Calibri','sans-serif'; fo