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Index of Subjects --_000_20180110223215595566944930145122dalca_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm not sure about gulls and crows, but at least Myrtle (Yellow-rumped)=FD= Warblers and Tree Swallows have enzymes (wax lipases) that allow them to d= igest bayberry fruits. Eric Eric L. Mills Lower Rose Bay Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia Canada From: David Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 18:21 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Reply To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Gulls and Bay Berries Hello: I don't know about gulls but for some 30-40 (50 ?) years I had a Baybe= rry (Myrica pensylvanica) which I had planted east of the garden. And every= winter Crows feasted there until every berry was gone. Due to good growing= conditions it got to be quite tall (>6') but evntually died. Yt, DW, Kentville ------ Original Message ------ From: klantz@ns.sympatico.ca<mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: 1/10/2018 5:42:28 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Gulls and Bay Berries I admit to being a little "gull blind" at times but when I make the effort = to look they never fail to amaze (and confuse) me. Today at Highliner Foods= I watched one half land/hover over a Bay Berry bush and begin to pick off = the berries. Is this normal behaviour? I have never seen it before. Kevin Lantz Front Centre --_000_20180110223215595566944930145122dalca_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1= 256"> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"> <style id=3D"css_styles" type=3D"text/css"> <!-- blockquote.cite {margin-left:5px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:0px; border-left:1px solid #cccccc} blockquote.cite2 {margin-left:5px; margin-right:0px; padding-left:10px; padding-right:0px; border-left:1px solid #cccccc; margin-top:3px; padding-top:0px} a img {border:0px} ol, ul {list-style-position:inside} body {font-family:Segoe UI; font-size:12pt} --> </style> </head> <body> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> I'm not sure about gulls and crows, but at least Myrtle (Yellow-rumpe= d)=FD Warblers and Tree Swallows have enzymes (wax lipases) that allow them= to digest bayberry fruits.</div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> Eric</div> <div style=3D"width:100%; font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro= ',sans-serif,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; backgrou= nd-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-size:initial; font-family:Calibri,'Slate Pro',sans-serif= ,sans-serif; color:rgb(31,73,125); text-align:initial; background-color:rgb= (255,255,255)"> Eric L. Mills <br> Lower Rose Bay<br> Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia <br> Canada</div> <table width=3D"100%" style=3D"background-color:white; border-spacing:0px"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan=3D"2" style=3D"font-size:initial; text-align:initial; backgroun= d-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> <div style=3D"border-style:solid none none; border-top-color:rgb(181,196,22= 3); border-top-width:1pt; padding:3pt 0in 0in; font-family:Tahoma,'BB Alpha= Sans','Slate Pro'; font-size:10pt"> <div><b>From: </b>David</div> <div><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, January 10, 2018 18:21</div> <div><b>To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</div> <div><b>Reply To: </b>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</div> <div><b>Subject: </b>Re: [NatureNS] Gulls and Bay Berries</div> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div style=3D"border-style:solid none none; border-top-color:rgb(186,188,20= 9); border-top-width:1pt; font-size:initial; text-align:initial; background= -color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </div> <br> <div> <div>Hello:</div> <div> I don't know about gulls but for some 30-40 (50 ?)= years I had a Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) which I had planted east of t= he garden. And every winter Crows feasted there until every berry was gone.= Due to good growing conditions it got to be quite tall (>6') but evntually died. </div> <div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div> <div><br> </div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: <a href=3D"mailto:klantz@ns.sympatico.ca">klantz@ns.sympatico.ca= </a></div> <div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= </a></div> <div>Sent: 1/10/2018 5:42:28 PM</div> <div>Subject: [NatureNS] Gulls and Bay Berries</div> <div><br> </div> <div id=3D"x5dff8dc44a63499"> <blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-size:10pt; font-family:'Arial'; color:#000000"> <div><font face=3D"Arial">I admit to being a little "gull blind" = at times but when I make the effort to look they never fail to amaze (and c= onfuse) me. Today at Highliner Foods I watched one half land/hover over a B= ay Berry bush and begin to pick off the berries. Is this normal behaviour? I have never seen it before.</font> </div> <div> </div> <div>Kevin Lantz</div> <div>Front Centre</div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_20180110223215595566944930145122dalca_--