On the way to exercise this morning we saw a great blue heron in the conservancy area. I thought we were past the season for herons and egrets, so it was a surprise to see him fishing.
\nIt’s a grey day, lots of clouds and no sunshine, and it’s a bit on the chilly side.
\nI had intended to cut down spent plants yesterday, and I should have. I’ll have to wait until tomorrow or Wednesday to get into the gardens. It rained this morning, but I think the rain has moved off.
\nWe’ve been waiting for this weekend. It’s time for the annual birdseed sale. On our way home from Indiana two weeks ago, we picked up the black oil sunflower seed. Now we’ll be looking for the seed that draws the woodpeckers, cardinals, and blue jays. We’d like to encourage the juncos, the nuthatches and the chickadees, too. Cop Car says we have an overabundance of sparrows and house finches. They are pushy at the feeder, so everyone has to fight to get to the seed.
\nAs soon as the raccoons go into hibernation, we’ll start filling the silo feeders with chipped sunflower hearts. Until the raccoons snooze, there’s no point in putting out the silos because they climb the crook that holds the silo and bring everything down.
\nAfter the windows have been washed, I plan to put up more of the translucent “leaves” that came from the Nature Conservancy. They help the birds to realize that they are flying toward windows, rather than open space.
\nOne of our contractors shared them with Dear Husband, and they’ve been a great gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the way to exercise this morning we saw a great blue heron in the conservancy area. I thought we were past the season for herons and egrets, so it was a surprise to see him fishing. It’s a grey … Continue reading