September 2020 - Naturens - CCN mailing lists

by David Webster

Dear All, Â Â Â I visited Gasperau Lake today (water lower than I have ever seen it) and noticed a familiar lakeside plant; Flower yellow, Leaves 3-4 times as long as wide with only a midvein evident and in pairs-- opposite with attachment at right angles to leaf attachment at nodes above and below.. Â Â Â Perhaps someone can remind me what this is. DW, Kentville

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Y-H. Blackbird

by bdigout

There is an adult male Yellow-headed Blackbird at the home of Rosemary Burns In Dundee, Richmond. Co. Billy

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New video

by Paul Ruggles

Hi all, Have a new video Hope you like it. Paul. channel-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------opl09----------------------------/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeuuQ/videos?view_as=subscriber <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN9vPZWRq8auD66f8rfEKeQ/videos?view_as=sub…>

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Re: [BNS_members] Celebrating a Victory, Bigger Fight Remains!

by Wayne P. Neily

Great news, and we needed some! The Dept. of Environment's approval of the spraying is disappointing. Was there an EIA? Public hearings? A start would be to get the government to restore the name of the Dept. of Lands and Forestry to tthe Dept. of Lands and Forests. This would signify that they no longer are catering to every whim of forestry companies, but recognize that mixed forests have values much more important than produuction of fibre. Wayne Neily Tremont, NS Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> ________________________________ From: Members <members-bounces(a)blomidonnaturalists.ca> on behalf of Soren Bondrup-Nielsen <soren(a)bondrup.com> Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2020 8:17:47 AM To: members(a)blomidonnaturalists.ca <members(a)blomidonnaturalists.ca> Subject: [BNS_members] Celebrating a Victory, Bigger Fight Remains! The spraying is off - but the rally is still on! Begin forwarded message: From: Kate Adams <northmountainmarket(a)gmail.com<mailto:northmountainmarket@gmail.com>> Subject: Celebrating a Victory, Bigger Fight Remains! Date: September 2, 2020 at 6:40:53 PM ADT To: Soren Bondrup-Nielsen <soren(a)bondrup.com<mailto:soren@bondrup.com>> The Rally is On Burlington residents are celebrating the announcement that aerial glyphosate spraying will not take place on lands scheduled for treatment. NSDOE announced today the company has dropped plans on this tract. The Stop Spraying Us Rally will recognize the amazing support given by the community, and to continue to demand an end to spraying altogether. Spokesperson Don Osburn says, â€œOur whole community is extremely relieved to hear this news. Our community has stood up with us and we have all achieved an important step in letting our government know that people are against spraying tracts of woodlands with herbicide. Please come to tomorrowâ€™s Rally and help us celebrate with the community and letâ€™s finish what we started.â€ â€œWe promised each other that we would continue the call to end the spraying here even if our efforts to protect Meekin Brook were successful. We will be celebrating, but the support weâ€™ve received convinces us that the time is right for Nova Scotians to stand up. Glyphosate may or may not be proven to be a nerve agent, but itâ€™s really getting on Nova Scotiansâ€™ nerves! Large tracts are still scheduled for spraying right now. We have the Governmentâ€™s attention; now we need your help in sending them an irresistible message:â€ Stop Glyphosate Spraying of Woodlands Now! Please note our venue change to the Burlington Community Hall DONâ€™T SPRAY US â€“ NORTH MOUNTAIN RALLY THURSDAY SEP 3 4PM BURLINGTON COMMUNITY HALL 2122 LONG POINT ROAD PLEASE WEAR MASKS â€“ MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCING

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Ash parasite ?

by David Webster

Dear All Â Â Â I noticed and cut two belt high Ash seedlings in the yard which appear to have a vegetative growth of some kind. Growth is woody, brown, highly branched and associated with nodes/former leaf axils. Â Â Â Can anyone offer suggestions re identity/cause ? YT, DW Kentville

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Yellowjackets

by David Webster

Dear All, Â Â Â The Yellowjackets are still around but in low numbers. Yesterday I noticed several on the table who could not walk or stand. DW, Kentville

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LBB

by Doug Linzey

Huge surprise tonight. Sitting at my office desk, I caught a shadow moving in the corner of my eye. What is this fluttering about the room? Could it really be a Little Brown Bat? Fortunately, I keep my butterfly net close to hand, and after a few swipes I caught the culprit. Sure enough, an LBB. It seems extraordinary to have this animal in my house when I haven't seen one in the wild for at least 4 years. Every year at this time I recall nights when there were always bats around the place, and when I was reluctant to open the deck umbrella during the day for fear of disturbing sleeping bats that found the furled umbrella to be a safe refuge. Sorry I don't have a good photo. When I tried to get a shot free of the net, the bat clearly took this as an invitation to escape, So I released it outside and am now trying to figure out how the heck it got into the house in the first place. [I'm curious to know if anyone from the NS Museum of Natural History is subscribed to this list since Andrew Hebda retired.] Cheers, Doug Linzey Arlington, NS

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