tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post8164510103659630321..comments2023-05-25T11:51:00.982-04:00Comments on A Nest Amid Thorns: More Sunflowers With GuestsSusan Humestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-80393040651628185182009-09-20T19:01:23.965-04:002009-09-20T19:01:23.965-04:00I just love our blue jays and our squirrels. They...I just love our blue jays and our squirrels. They both are very demanding. When my husband or I come out on the porch in the morning, they are waiting - and they begin calling what I think is "They're finally up - there'll be peanuts soon!"Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-41809729469583754582009-09-20T18:25:36.991-04:002009-09-20T18:25:36.991-04:00Our jays were just out screeching for me to bring ...Our jays were just out screeching for me to bring more peanuts a short time ago. Thanks for the pictures of all the nature..I really enjoy them and the information you add... JodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-34879359468943638572008-06-04T17:39:00.000-04:002008-06-04T17:39:00.000-04:00No problem on carrying on a conversation here - it...No problem on carrying on a conversation here - it works just fine.<BR/><BR/>I was born in Middletown, NY, in Orange County and I lived there until I was 23 years old. I went to visit last October - my sister lives in Catskill - since autumn is my favorite time of year and I wanted to show my husband where I grew up. It was beautiful, but I know what you mean about overbuilding. I'm hoping the housing downturn will discourage continued building.Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-66350092605218229762008-06-04T13:07:00.000-04:002008-06-04T13:07:00.000-04:00Sorry to carry this conversation on for so long in...Sorry to carry this conversation on for so long in your comment section, but... oh well!<BR/><BR/>I'm sad to hear about the loss of habitat and consequently the species of that habitat. "Concretization" - never heard that term, but it's certainly apropos. I live in the Hudson Valley in NY, and I'm seeing farmland/orchards plowed under time and time again for "McMansions" to be built. It's such a terrible waste of natural resources (to wit: some of the most arable land in the world), and the critters - both flora and fauna - end up getting the short end of the stick too. It's very frustrating to watch.<BR/><BR/>I got to see western scrub jays once, visiting S. California - they're very curious, intelligent birds, aren't they? I also do a lot of hiking in the NE, so I've gotten to hang out with my fair share of grey jays, too; it's difficult to think of a more engaging bird than those guys! Aside from the psittacines, of course! :)<BR/><BR/>I hope you have success with your birdfood gardening project - please do post pics of the results as they occur!annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532697564402422745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-23625410614966443332008-06-04T10:35:00.000-04:002008-06-04T10:35:00.000-04:00Nice to meet you, too!! I am planning to plant so...Nice to meet you, too!! I am planning to plant some bird seed this weekend - I hope it works! So far, what has grown are just accidental droppings from the bird feeders into the sand beneath. I want to get potting soil in an effort to make the plants bigger and stronger.<BR/><BR/>No scrub jays here in South Florida - if they ever were here, they are long gone from the over population and concrete-ization. They are on the coast and in Central Florida about 2 hours north of here. When I visit my mom and dad, I bring peanuts to feed to the scrub jays there.Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-85079463694142378252008-06-04T09:22:00.000-04:002008-06-04T09:22:00.000-04:00Very cool! Mine were eaten mostly by chickadees a...Very cool! Mine were eaten mostly by chickadees and titmice - completely adorable.<BR/><BR/>I adore sunflowers, and the variety of sizes and heights you can get out of bird seed is pretty nifty.<BR/><BR/>I think my favorite picture above is the shot you captured of the jay with both feet in the air. Do you have scrub jays where you live?<BR/><BR/>At any rate, nice to "meet" you!annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532697564402422745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-87709343747101531072008-06-03T21:46:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:46:00.000-04:00I saw your photos! Yes, it is millet. I should j...I saw your photos! Yes, it is millet. I should just take a bunch of sunflower seeds and other bird seed and just plant it - I love what comes up - and I saw a Bluejay picking the seeds off that green millet plant in the picture last night!Susan Humestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14374042568634619411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1723342246366700898.post-63306735458783123692008-06-03T21:04:00.000-04:002008-06-03T21:04:00.000-04:00Hello! I found you via Steve H.'s blog. Lovely p...Hello! I found you via Steve H.'s blog. Lovely photos! I agree with you when you say you often prefer the company of the furred and feathered to many of our fellow humans. Right there with you.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I think that plant you've grown is some species of millet - I grew a whole bunch of them last year under my feeder. I took some photos of mine, too - see here: <BR/>http://the-flying-mobulas.blogspot.com/2007/11/millet-and-other-things.html<BR/><BR/>Your birds are adorable, by the way.annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532697564402422745noreply@blogger.com