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PM<br><b>To:</b --94eb2c1b942ad63855054f0075ae Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why would one put limestone fragments in a pond.? Would it harm goldfish? Our pond has several egg clusters and a chorus of peepers along with goldfish. On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Donna Crossland <dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote: > We have a couple of enthusiastically singing purple finches as well. > After having only one male around here last winter, I looked out and saw > three males and a few females all at the feeder a few days ago. > > > > The sugar maple has been blooming for a few days and is abuzz with bees, = a > few species, which I am too busy and inexperienced to attempt to ID. > > > > Last night I went to show my nephew (age 7) the spring peeper phenomenon. > After trying to get him acquainted with catching night crawlers, we mad= e > our way to the pond. A warm rainy/misty night 18 degrees... who could as= k > for better frog weather. The peeper chorus has been nearly deafening wh= en > I visit them up close at the pond edges next to my house in the valley. > I=E2=80=99ve had to shout to those who tag along. It=E2=80=99s incredibl= e. To my > surprise, the pond in East Dalhousie featured only a sparse chorus of > peepers. I could discern only about 6-10 peepers. This is certainly not > like I remembered it years ago. The pond contained many masses of wood > frog and salamander eggs. I am wondering if it=E2=80=99s time to dump i= n some > limestone fragments. > > > > The drive home found me straining my eyes to go around frogs and linear > outlines that might have been salamanders. I=E2=80=99m not sure if it ma= kes a > difference, but I=E2=80=99d like to think so. Traffic was sparse. > > > > Donna Crossland > > > > *From:* naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@ > chebucto.ns.ca] *On Behalf Of *John and Nhung > *Sent:* May-07-17 12:06 PM > *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > *Subject:* [NatureNS] Singing purple finch > > > > At the top of a spruce tree at our place on Wyman Road. Colour wasn=E2=80= =99t > obvious, but the song sure was, and checked out, as did the shape. > > > > Hope he finds a mate. > --94eb2c1b942ad63855054f0075ae Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Why would one put limestone fragments in a pond.? Would it= harm goldfish? Our pond has several egg clusters and a chorus of peepers a= long with goldfish.</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail= _quote">On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Donna Crossland <span dir=3D"ltr">&= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dcrossland@eastlink.ca" target=3D"_blank">dcrossland@e= astlink.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lan= g=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"purple"><div class=3D"m_2795788005184094= 945WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">We ha= ve a couple of enthusiastically singing purple finches as well.=C2=A0 After= having only one male around here last winter, I looked out and saw three m= ales and a few females all at the feeder a few days ago.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></= u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u>= =C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d= ">The sugar maple has been blooming for a few days and is abuzz with bees, = a few species, which I am too busy and inexperienced to attempt to ID.=C2= =A0 <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1= f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D= "color:#1f497d">Last night I went to show my nephew (age 7) the spring peep= er phenomenon. =C2=A0=C2=A0After trying to get him acquainted with catching= night crawlers, we made our way to the pond.=C2=A0 A warm rainy/misty nigh= t 18 degrees... who could ask for better frog weather.=C2=A0 =C2=A0The peep= er chorus has been nearly deafening when I visit them up close at the pond = edges next to my house in the valley.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99ve had to shout to th= ose who tag along.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s incredible.=C2=A0 =C2=A0To my surpris= e, the pond in East Dalhousie featured only a sparse chorus of peepers.=C2= =A0 I could discern only about 6-10 peepers.=C2=A0 This is certainly not li= ke I remembered it years ago.=C2=A0 The pond contained many masses of wood = frog and salamander eggs.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I am wondering if it=E2=80=99s time t= o dump in some limestone fragments.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Mso= Normal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><p cla= ss=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">The drive home found me stra= ining my eyes to go around frogs and linear outlines that might have been s= alamanders.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m not sure if it makes a difference, but I=E2= =80=99d like to think so.=C2=A0 Traffic was sparse.=C2=A0 <u></u><u></u></s= pan></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<= u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:#1f497d">Donna= Crossland<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"co= lor:#1f497d"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p><div><div style=3D"border:none;= border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class=3D"MsoNo= rmal"><b><span lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"T= ahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang=3D"EN-US" st= yle=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif&quo= t;"> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nat= urens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca</a> [mailto:<a href=3D"mailto:naturens-owner@che= bucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens-owner@<wbr>chebucto.ns.ca</a>] <b>O= n Behalf Of </b>John and Nhung<br><b>Sent:</b> May-07-17 12:06 PM<br><b>To:= </b> <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">naturens@= chebucto.ns.ca</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [NatureNS] Singing purple finch<u></u= ><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u><= /p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">At the top of a spruce tree at our place on Wyman= Road. Colour wasn=E2=80=99t obvious, but the song sure was, and checked ou= t, as did the shape.<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<= u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hope he finds a mate.<u></u><u></u></p></d= iv></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --94eb2c1b942ad63855054f0075ae--
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