tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8848510006108961505..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: A Reminder.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62622087613741448482023-03-26T15:07:27.666+01:002023-03-26T15:07:27.666+01:00Our backyard is a wildlife refuge... (looks a bit ...Our backyard is a wildlife refuge... (looks a bit like Jurassic Park) - just a large lot on a creek. Since the kids are grown, we've given the area over to the ferals (feral cats, raccoons, possums, box turtles, etc.) And we let the grass grow close to the back patio around Easter... because the feral cats love to hide in it. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19999787225584971792023-03-26T05:24:49.719+01:002023-03-26T05:24:49.719+01:00No, I didn't know that. I never see baby Squir...No, I didn't know that. I never see baby Squirrels, but the big ones often shout at me.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9860087120765165502023-03-25T18:39:03.911+00:002023-03-25T18:39:03.911+00:00This is a lovely reminder, Cro. Thank you for shar...This is a lovely reminder, Cro. Thank you for sharing it.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71922332845282109592023-03-25T17:03:53.206+00:002023-03-25T17:03:53.206+00:00Did you know squirrels have young all year long? ...Did you know squirrels have young all year long? I live in the woods.Gemma's personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740156670047388540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6728707044474907432023-03-25T16:27:51.930+00:002023-03-25T16:27:51.930+00:00Only the tourists !Only the tourists !rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64268974120756623082023-03-25T16:08:19.051+00:002023-03-25T16:08:19.051+00:00Good advice and timely Cro. Blackbirds are, as u...Good advice and timely Cro. Blackbirds are, as usual, nesting in my garden hedgeThe Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65492760159695775792023-03-25T15:59:55.401+00:002023-03-25T15:59:55.401+00:00In France now is roughly the time when hunting end...In France now is roughly the time when hunting ends. It gives all the wild-life time to replenish.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53871922378087825352023-03-25T15:58:48.969+00:002023-03-25T15:58:48.969+00:00I don't think I'd want to encourage too mu...I don't think I'd want to encourage too much Aussie wild-life. Don't they all want to kill you?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73708594266117477972023-03-25T15:57:28.033+00:002023-03-25T15:57:28.033+00:00Oh, yes please. Winter has gone on for far too lon...Oh, yes please. Winter has gone on for far too long.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77717129106713910602023-03-25T15:56:35.111+00:002023-03-25T15:56:35.111+00:00You sound like the perfect Eco-Warrior.You sound like the perfect Eco-Warrior.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16734333249034341582023-03-25T15:32:49.628+00:002023-03-25T15:32:49.628+00:00Sadly, no such warnings here, and it won't be ...Sadly, no such warnings here, and it won't be long before the hunters are out taking pot shots at tiny birds - who can't shoot back.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73036239939424968272023-03-25T15:29:46.502+00:002023-03-25T15:29:46.502+00:00Nests around here are usually high up in the trees...Nests around here are usually high up in the trees and there aren't many hedges where I live either.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56483264551556739662023-03-25T14:49:28.110+00:002023-03-25T14:49:28.110+00:00The wildlife are indeed very busy. Spring is rebi...The wildlife are indeed very busy. Spring is rebirth. Now we all need some sunshine and warm air. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5013809955416465112023-03-25T14:04:02.042+00:002023-03-25T14:04:02.042+00:00I have solemnly sworn not to trim my hedges at all...I have solemnly sworn not to trim my hedges at all. (Disclaimer: I actually don't have hedges.) Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58246596553052342062023-03-25T09:37:23.560+00:002023-03-25T09:37:23.560+00:00Tidiness is addictive. I'm probably guilty of ...Tidiness is addictive. I'm probably guilty of it myself.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85259887028427163292023-03-25T09:28:54.896+00:002023-03-25T09:28:54.896+00:00I've never heard of this either. Hedges arent ...I've never heard of this either. Hedges arent cut here so there's not too much danger there but anything in the long grass will get it's home destroyed as spring strimming starts. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80989250938998193252023-03-25T08:42:46.759+00:002023-03-25T08:42:46.759+00:00It doesn't hurt to be scruffy for a while.It doesn't hurt to be scruffy for a while.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-163077335004081452023-03-25T08:41:59.493+00:002023-03-25T08:41:59.493+00:00It IS important. Our wild life is essential to the...It IS important. Our wild life is essential to the health of the planet.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34563642254790576422023-03-25T08:40:41.657+00:002023-03-25T08:40:41.657+00:00In France my neighbour has a habit of cutting back...In France my neighbour has a habit of cutting back his hedges just when the Blackberries are perfect. I'm sure he does it to annoy me!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47283708164783004042023-03-25T08:12:17.888+00:002023-03-25T08:12:17.888+00:00Ours used to wait until the autumn for their hairc...Ours used to wait until the autumn for their haircut. We don't have much in the way of hedges now in this garden.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43555511765216008752023-03-25T08:11:32.305+00:002023-03-25T08:11:32.305+00:00That's something I've never heard of here....That's something I've never heard of here. I will ask those who understand more than me in such matters. Such a warning is so important.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85771451965828523132023-03-25T07:19:02.756+00:002023-03-25T07:19:02.756+00:00We are in Ayrshire...so many hedges get cut when f...We are in Ayrshire...so many hedges get cut when full of berries....not good for birds or foragers!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4137787017840814632023-03-25T06:26:49.814+00:002023-03-25T06:26:49.814+00:00In France a lot of farmers start their 'slashi...In France a lot of farmers start their 'slashing' as soon as the first new shoots appear. It's crazy.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76353781626726634252023-03-25T05:57:47.359+00:002023-03-25T05:57:47.359+00:001st March until the end of August here in Scotland...1st March until the end of August here in Scotland. We don't cut until the end of September and later if there are berries still on. We usually leave hedges until the new year.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.com