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Post by maeve on Nov 12, 2021 12:49:43 GMT
Hello, rags. That's a lot of re-planting! Well done indeed. You'll have a beautiful spring! Still working on planting roses and bulbs, along with perennials here... as you say, between weather extremes.
None of the DNA companies are particularly well equipped to identify indigenous tribes. We'd really like to trace that family line.
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Post by maeve on Dec 2, 2021 17:26:49 GMT
This is a useful resource for making a rough prediction as to winter finches likely to be found in one area or another:
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Post by ragdall on Dec 5, 2021 23:50:39 GMT
Maeve, thank you for sharing that link. It's very interesting. I'll keep it on file with my birding resources. At the moment, bird activity here has been unusually low.
I'm wondering what effect the massive flooding in the south west part of my province, British Columbia, will have on bird life? Depending on how quickly and thoroughly the drowned domestic birds and animals can be collected and disposed of, I'd expect an increase in scavengers, such as corvids and Eagles. At least the storms didn't come during breeding/nesting season, or during the growing season for the crop farmers. As well as being home to large chicken and dairy farms, that area has large commercial blueberry, raspberry and strawberry farms. The owners fear that their plants are ruined, all have to be replaced, and several years will be needed for plants to reach maturity. I'm wondering if that might not be the case? The berry plants that grow where I live are encased in deep snow, through freezing temperatures, for 4 to 6 months every winter, and survive quite well. I suppose that the water could cause a lot more stem breakage than snow and ice does, though?
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Post by maeve on Dec 6, 2021 16:19:15 GMT
It's an interesting question, rags. I suspect that rot and fungal diseases will be a big factor. Waterlogged soil does a lot of damage to even the most cold-hardy plants. I hope they will be pleasantly surprised, though, and see most of the fruiting bushes recover.
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