This time, it's not a hawk
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rob333 (zone 7b)
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Eek! It's about time to send the ducklings to the pond
Comments (9)Thanks for all of your thoughts. Yes, we're aware of the dangers of free-ranging, but after watching the happiness my geese have on the pond, I'm just not willing to pen the ducks up...no one can doubt how happy the geese are after seeing them do a 3-goose synchronized dive in the middle of the pond and come up splashing after a few heart stopping seconds! I just want to make sure I'm doing all I can to minimize the dangers. Our geese are 7 years old, so they're experienced at keeping an eye out for danger, and our fencing is lined with welded wire to keep out the occasional neighbor dog. I'm hoping that by waiting until the ducks are fully grown that they'll be too big for the hawks to be interested in, and I plan on herding the ducks into their covered pen at nightfall to avoid the noctural predators. I'm doing what I can. Anything I'm forgetting? I'm a little worried about getting them off the pond once I let them go out for the first time......See Moreit's time to cook the vegetables, it's time to cook the vegetable
Comments (4)I don't eat the donuts either... but sure do remember the commercial. It's been years, since I had a donut... but I do the local donut ride often, where we ride to the donut shop, and then depending on the mood, a different route back. A very small group rides straight back, which is the shortest route. Moni...See MoreDo hawks hie from other hawks?
Comments (1)Its sounds like you probably have a pair of Red tails and probably a sharpie or Coopers Hawk. In general, Hawks don't prey on other healthy adult Hawks. Larger Hawks will attack the nests of smaller hawks. About the only exception is probably a large Goshawk would have smaller Hawks on the menu and be able to catch them. But in your case, a Red tail trying to catch a Sharpie is like a Suburban trying to catch a Corvette. In one of the few studies I've seen, the highest Sharpie mortality was from owl predation, which leads them to roost in dense cover. Your probably just seeing an increase in raptor activity as Hawks begin pairing up and will start nesting in a few weeks....See MoreIt’s Hibiscus time….
Comments (14)GardenHo, I love your Hibiscus, that photo of the 3 blooms together, the blooms are so voluptuous! They remind me of a gorgeous fabric on a Prom Dress. And the shrub itself looks very happy there and is a good combo with the Sedum. Lovemycorgi, I think your bloom is really fabulous too! I like the lighter pink with the deeper eye. Every time I see pretty Hibiscus like this, I just want to grow all of them...lol. Peren.all, I had one like yours, I still have it but it is not in a good locatoin and had one flower on it and was a foot tall this year. [g] It's in a neglected bed and not enough sun. I'm still trying to decide whether to move it to a better locatoin and try to keep it. I've had a new one for 3 years 'Berry Awesome' with the dark foliage and I've been enjoying it. I have had trouble with what I think is the sawfly larvae. But I discovered last year if I just slid my fingers on the underside of the leaves, I'd feel a caterpillar and could easily pick them off. This year, though I think I had a different insect. Luckily it didn't do too much damage. This is from 2021, when the garden had a better year [g].......See Morerob333 (zone 7b)
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