tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6204834294828526873..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Done and dusted.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85159149724808139002015-06-06T06:15:54.547-07:002015-06-06T06:15:54.547-07:00P.S. That should read 'feathered' of cours...P.S. That should read 'feathered' of course!!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39851052629137861642015-06-06T06:14:36.573-07:002015-06-06T06:14:36.573-07:00Bob says we seem to spend more on birdseed than on...Bob says we seem to spend more on birdseed than on our own food sometimes! It is expensive here - how about there Pat? We do buy good quality seed because the cheap kind is mostly millet and our birds don't seem to like it - they want sunflower, safflower, peanuts etc., picky little devils!! We love them so much though, a garden is so static when there are no featured friends around. This morning I've been watching robins bathing, wrens, cardinals and bluebirds eating, and our big old woodpecker hiding his peanuts in the tree bark! We also had a huge bunny hop by, eyeballing my hosta plants - haven't seen one for some time, perhaps because a nearby neighbor has two large dogs patrolling the back fence!<br /><br />Happy weekend on the farm. I'm off to tidy the garden as we come home to Devon on Friday - I can hardly wait, especially as the weather forecast for Torbay looks so promising - perhaps our granddaughter WILL actually get to swim in the sea, which will be lovely. I will just be satisfied with a paddle!<br /><br />Mary -Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19760820643037951542015-06-06T05:50:32.480-07:002015-06-06T05:50:32.480-07:00Blimey. Those are the biggest sacks of wild bird f...Blimey. Those are the biggest sacks of wild bird food I have ever seen. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76845197352851256212015-06-06T01:17:00.239-07:002015-06-06T01:17:00.239-07:00Yes, Cro, I am sure that is why the birds are queu...Yes, Cro, I am sure that is why the birds are queueing up - but on the other hand I do<br />get great pleasure from watching them - so perhaps worth the money.<br />Thanks for calling in.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14648446868481459412015-06-06T00:45:18.833-07:002015-06-06T00:45:18.833-07:00Well there seems to be two camps on this, RSPB app...Well there seems to be two camps on this, RSPB apparently says don't feed birds in summer, whilst most of us feed the birds. It is probably necessary, the old meadows with their seeded grasses have long gone, and though I know farmers incorporate bird friendly strips in their rotations, I think birds need every scrap of food out there if we are to slow the sad decline of them..thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19643266355455377462015-06-05T21:44:32.214-07:002015-06-05T21:44:32.214-07:00My goodness Weaver, no wonder you have so many bir...My goodness Weaver, no wonder you have so many birds in the garden. I only feed ours through the worst of the winter, and get through two 5 kilo bags at most (plus those nasty grease balls etc). Your wild birds must be queueing up.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5247762433278588562015-06-05T13:16:32.995-07:002015-06-05T13:16:32.995-07:00We feed the birds all year round and get so much p...We feed the birds all year round and get so much pleasure from watching their antics. The pigeons try to do a hummingbird act in their efforts to get to the fat balls. We don't have such an interesting variety at our bird table, but considering we are not in such a rural area as yours we do quite well.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52399765528193833892015-06-05T12:19:41.392-07:002015-06-05T12:19:41.392-07:00We don't get yellow hammers here. I found a de...We don't get yellow hammers here. I found a dead one about 20 years ago and had to look it up I was so unfamiliar with it.<br />We feed the birds here too, but not as much as in the winter.<br />I seem to spend most of my life at the fodder rooms.<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69698616144187136862015-06-05T11:36:03.325-07:002015-06-05T11:36:03.325-07:00I feed the birds year round, for the very same rea...I feed the birds year round, for the very same reason. I've seen the male cardinal head to the nest in the pine tree and mama cardinal head straight over the road to my feeder.<br />Yesterday we watched a parent robin lead two baby robins across the yard, explaining "This is how to do it. You listen for the worm, you grab the worm." It turned around worm in beak to explain how to eat the worm, to face the two youngsters, beaks up and open, eyes closed, "Feed me. Feed me."Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50008233527363430262015-06-05T11:26:44.081-07:002015-06-05T11:26:44.081-07:00Nice to see the farmer in action. I was expecting...Nice to see the farmer in action. I was expecting to see him coming out with a sack over his shoulder though.<br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10019748478383185632015-06-05T11:26:05.565-07:002015-06-05T11:26:05.565-07:00Exciting photos today.
I think I am able to see ma...Exciting photos today.<br />I think I am able to see many birds at the tiny ponds but your list is wonderful.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70756243227166921952015-06-05T11:04:49.511-07:002015-06-05T11:04:49.511-07:00We feed the wild birds year round, it's such a...We feed the wild birds year round, it's such a thrill to see them. Plus the cat loves to watch (from inside).Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.com