tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post4010485173946686084..comments2023-04-17T05:21:11.021-06:00Comments on This Grandmother's Garden: You are NOT Welcome in My GardensCarolyn ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-70025810415850100082013-01-09T19:53:05.845-07:002013-01-09T19:53:05.845-07:00Thank you... I'll keep that in mind next year....Thank you... I'll keep that in mind next year. The bird houses are now vacant and the nests are all empty except for one robins nest that I'm watching. We do still have baby quail that have managed to escape. Ah... nature. you have to take the bad with the good I suppose.Carolynhttp://www.ExclusivelyMyOwn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-26141224115479948732013-01-09T19:53:04.882-07:002013-01-09T19:53:04.882-07:00Have you tried a nest guard? They're very effe...Have you tried a nest guard? They're very effective. They allow the little birds in but keep the bigger ones out and were developed by ornithologists. You can find them at BestNest.com Here's a link: <br />http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/RTProduct.asp?SKU=AUE-BG-B-900Casa Mariposanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-12303100454327751402013-01-09T19:53:03.829-07:002013-01-09T19:53:03.829-07:00Thank you all for your sympathy and suggestions. A...Thank you all for your sympathy and suggestions. After careful consideration of all the thoughts I've gathered I'm doing what I supposed I would do all along... nothing. I cannot bring myself to injure another living creature. Actually my nothing consists of going outside each morning when I hear the Magpie calls in my yard and clapping my hands loudly as I shout at them to leave. So far it's working, they fly away. <br />However I'm quite sure my neighbors are worried about my sanity. Oh well.Carolynhttp://www.ExclusivelyMyOwn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-84854057687565404962013-01-09T19:53:02.838-07:002013-01-09T19:53:02.838-07:00oh Carolyn I feel for you and your chickadees I to...oh Carolyn I feel for you and your chickadees I too would be feeling unfriendly thoughts towards the magpie, yours is the second blog I've read recently about these birds, if there isn't a predator in your area for the magpie then nature has already been unbalaced so you would only be redressing that balance, your tree is beautiful and the birdhouse with the chickadee looks so sweet in it, FrancesIsland Threadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-53934224647203035752013-01-09T19:53:01.845-07:002013-01-09T19:53:01.845-07:00So sad, Carolyn! Good luck keeping the bullies aw...So sad, Carolyn! Good luck keeping the bullies away. Your redbud is stunning, by the way. VW Gardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-27378618834604158762013-01-09T19:53:00.844-07:002013-01-09T19:53:00.844-07:00A couple of years ago, a magpie destroyed a long-t...A couple of years ago, a magpie destroyed a long-tailed tit nest in my garden, killing the chicks and one adult. But what goes around comes around. Last year the magpie nest was destroyed by crows. Nature can be really cruel at times.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-85513859650055419992013-01-09T19:52:59.832-07:002013-01-09T19:52:59.832-07:00How sad and very disheartening. I have that proble...How sad and very disheartening. I have that problem with grackles, crows and starlings. The Magpie is a much prettier bird too. The trio on nest snatchers and desroyers has outed robins and the grackles even caused injury to the robin pair. The cliche always says 'Ain't nature grade?", but not always.Donnahttp://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-43617793281701790272013-01-09T19:52:58.824-07:002013-01-09T19:52:58.824-07:00I don't like these birds too, they fight and ...I don't like these birds too, they fight and loud scream out.Nadezdanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-79751343224311807152013-01-09T19:52:57.804-07:002013-01-09T19:52:57.804-07:00How I found your post so very topical today. My cu...How I found your post so very topical today. My current entry has a little of how Myra has been feeding the Magpies. I will make sure she reads this and that may finally be the end of it.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-844456466561708652013-01-09T19:52:56.855-07:002013-01-09T19:52:56.855-07:00Oh I so feel like you do...my heart was broken whe...Oh I so feel like you do...my heart was broken when I realized that our feeding them might endanger the other little birds, so we withdrew the feed. I can't believe something so gracefully beautiful can hurt so many other inhabitants. We are overrun with them here.Jen @ Muddy Boot Dreamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-31010609264256390192013-01-09T19:52:55.861-07:002013-01-09T19:52:55.861-07:00Je ne connais pas le premier oiseau. Très beau!
ww...Je ne connais pas le premier oiseau. Très beau!<br />www.fenetresurnotrejardin.blogspot.caMjtmdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-12983227795573236852013-01-09T19:52:54.820-07:002013-01-09T19:52:54.820-07:00Well, I must say I agree with your son. That was m...Well, I must say I agree with your son. That was my thought exactly while reading your post. Believe me, when we mess with nature it doesn't came out well. I understand your sorrow but, if I were you, I would leave the nature take its course.Vesna Maricnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-85915419226641420712013-01-09T19:52:50.888-07:002013-01-09T19:52:50.888-07:00I can imagine the disappointment of the Mr and Mrs...I can imagine the disappointment of the Mr and Mrs and you. The suggestion offered by Casa Mariposa sounds promising. Going to check out that link now as the grackles are the dreaded bird down this way. Noisy, smelly, bullies! Catnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-79489901299911218142013-01-09T19:52:49.927-07:002013-01-09T19:52:49.927-07:00It was really an interesting article. I keep on th...It was really an interesting article. I keep on thinking what did these bird did to you that made you so mad as I read on the article. I must agree what happen to those chickadees were just sad. Well, good luck on waving them off.Jean @ gardenhttp://www.cheapsheds.co.nz/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-76393587104536225442013-01-09T19:52:48.863-07:002013-01-09T19:52:48.863-07:00I had to smile while reading this article. My neig...I had to smile while reading this article. My neighbor had to even put out a fake owl to ward off would be garden dwellers. Nice article. Thanks Woodland Fairy Villagehttp://woodlandfairyvillage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-42848112623078405302013-01-09T19:52:47.840-07:002013-01-09T19:52:47.840-07:00Try adding a nest guard to your bird houses. They ...Try adding a nest guard to your bird houses. They are big enough to allow the little birds to come in but too small for the predators. They will also prevent bigger birds from penetrating the nest with their beaks. I've attached a link so you can see what I'm talking about. <br />http://www.bestnest.com/bestnest/RTProduct.asp?SKU=AUE-BG-B-900 Good luck!Casa Mariposanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-50018223594604764082013-01-09T19:52:46.868-07:002013-01-09T19:52:46.868-07:00Such a beautiful bird...we have grackles that raid...Such a beautiful bird...we have grackles that raid the nests and the robins are forever chasing them. I have stayed out of it letting nature take her course...i draw the line with neighbors cats..now they are not allowed...hard to not want to ban a bad bird.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-8161062394316589052013-01-09T19:52:45.812-07:002013-01-09T19:52:45.812-07:00Every garden centre and plant nursery in the UK wi...Every garden centre and plant nursery in the UK with opening hours, vacancies ,vouchers, locations and directions. Also the latest gardening news.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.gardencentreguide.co.uk/Swansea" rel="nofollow">Garden centre in Swansea</a>urgalaxys3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8570308709067611215.post-62870166919540643632013-01-09T19:52:44.837-07:002013-01-09T19:52:44.837-07:00Target practice for the grandkids!Target practice for the grandkids!Rebecca Bushnoreply@blogger.com