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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-D2DFBA94-F801-4DD0-AFAD-AF7EB31D858D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don=E2=80=99t feel that feeders delay HBs and other birds from migrating. O= ther cues, such as day length and many we don=E2=80=99t fully understand, se= em to send the majority on their way at roughly the same time each fall. The= re are always stragglers like this Hummingbird who is benefitting from Marg=E2= =80=99s high-energy feeder at this late date. But I doubt feeders are what p= ostponed its departure in the first place. Nancy D Sent from my iPad > On Oct 18, 2018, at 7:48 PM, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: >=20 > Hi All, > Nothing like the voice of inexperience but I wonder, in this era of ve= ry erratic weather, if it might be desirable in future to discontinue feedin= g hummers early to encourage them to leave before adverse weather could arri= ve. > Yt, DW, Kentville >=20 > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Marg Millard" <mmillard@eastlink.ca> > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: 10/18/2018 7:15:20 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hummingbird >=20 >> Hi Ken, yes it might but I think they are hardier than we think. Fresh fo= od is out again and I will put a warm feeder out in the am. I can=E2=80=99t= think what else to do really. >> I have posted photos. >> ............................................................. >> Poor thing will freeze, Marg. I took the last of my hummer feeders down >> today thinking that any still here before the cold spell would not have >> survived. >> =20 >> Ken MacAulay >> Port Mouton, NS --Apple-Mail-D2DFBA94-F801-4DD0-AFAD-AF7EB31D858D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">I don=E2=80=99t feel that feeders delay HBs= and other birds from migrating. Other cues, such as day length and many we d= on=E2=80=99t fully understand, seem to send the majority on their way at rou= ghly the same time each fall. There are always stragglers like this Hummingb= ird who is benefitting from Marg=E2=80=99s high-energy feeder at this late d= ate. But I doubt feeders are what postponed its departure in the first place= .<div><br></div><div>Nancy D<br><br><div id=3D"AppleMailSignature" dir=3D"lt= r">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br>On Oct 18, 2018, at 7:48 PM, D= avid <dwebster@glinx.com> wr= ote:<br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"> <div><font size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size: 16pt;">Hi All,</font></div><div><f= ont size=3D"4" style=3D"font-size: 16pt;"> Nothing like the voi= ce of inexperience but I wonder, in this era of very erratic weather, if it m= ight be desirable in future to discontinue feeding hummers early to encourag= e them to leave before adverse weather could arrive.</font></div><div><font s= ize=3D"4" style=3D"font-size: 16pt;">Yt, DW, Kentville</font></div> <div><br></div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: "Marg Millard" <<a href=3D"mailto:mmillard@eastlink.ca">mmilla= rd@eastlink.ca</a>></div> <div>To: <a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<= /a></div> <div>Sent: 10/18/2018 7:15:20 PM</div> <div>Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Hummingbird</div><div><br></div> <div id=3D"xc67cec5b116b417"><blockquote cite=3D"3C69C32E221A40CCA2CE96877C0= 85CC8@millard" type=3D"cite" class=3D"cite2"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000"> <div>Hi Ken, yes it might but I think they are hardier than we think. Fresh f= ood=20 is out again and I will put a warm feeder out in the am. I can=E2=80=99= t think=20 what else to do really. </div> <div>I have posted photos.</div> <div>.............................................................</div> <div>Poor thing will freeze, Marg. I took the last of my hummer feeder= s=20 down </div> <div>today thinking that any still here before the cold spell would not have= =20 </div> <div>survived.</div> <div> </div> <div>Ken MacAulay</div> <div>Port Mouton, NS </div></div></div></blockquote></div> </div></blockquote></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-D2DFBA94-F801-4DD0-AFAD-AF7EB31D858D--
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