Yesterday

2003-03-06 Thread Allan Balliett
Yesterday I flushed a beautiful robin in hoophouse number 1. She appeared to be looking for worms and had not touched any of the beautiful brassica sprouts boiling from the beds. This is the first robin I've seen this year. As you are probably aware, the Mid-Atlantic is still knee deep in

Re: UPDATE ON HUGH IN OZ?

2003-03-06 Thread Jane Sherry
Messing with the weather anywhere directly affects ALL of us. From: Lloyd Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 17:36:26 +1100 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: UPDATE ON HUGH IN OZ? I'm quite sure these fellows dont know what they are doing and they

Re: Yesterday

2003-03-06 Thread Tony Nelson-Smith
Yesterday I flushed a beautiful robin in hoophouse number 1. Allan - remind me, is the US robin the same as ours in Britain (Erithacus rubecula)? I've heard the story that nostalgic early settlers gave native birds the names of British ones which they resemble.Tony N-S.

Re: Yesterday (today and tomorrow)

2003-03-06 Thread flylo
There's a tree with that nickname (Yesterday, Today and tomorrow), a saucer Magnolia? because the flowers change colors as they age. today is sunny and green, some of the mud is receding, finally. I have a mockingbird who is flitting around the eaves of the greenhouse and the brilliant

Re: earthworms being recycled by Robins

2003-03-06 Thread Soilculturebiody
there are large flocks of robins in sonoma county for the last 10 days or so and they are enjoying our large earthworm populations Bob

Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends

2003-03-06 Thread Soilculturebiody
what kind of feathered friends? Bob