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No reasonably large water body close to Evo's place.
It could be a variant.Evo said:shape of the head is wrong for a goshawk. I'm thinking it's a mutant red tail, because when it's flying overhead, there are rust colored feathers on the underside of the tail. It just really doesn't fit in with any hawk descripttion I've seen. I have plenty of other hawks that are normal, this one is really unusual from the front.
Evo said:I got a picture of the NotaGoshawk!
From a distance, from the back, with his head blocked by a branch...
I have to ban you now for being AWOL.rewebster said:I'm that sauce pan in the tree
Evo said:I have to ban you now for being AWOL.
Andre said:Welcome back Rewebster
I entered another crop of this picture of a Harris hawk in the photo contest, several months ago.
Evo said:I have to ban you now for being AWOL.
Evo said:OMG, rewebster, you're not dead!
Evo said:Oh come on, that snowflake is cool!
Ahaha, I didn't notice the snowflakes at first either, kurdt noticed.lisab said:Lol...yes it is!
But to tell you the truth, I was so busy trying to figure out the geometry of the dog, it took a while to see the flake .
Pees. Uh, peas.Borek said:So, what do you grow in your garden?
We had two types of broccoli last season. One type had a single large head, and the other type had multiple smaller heads that were not as tightly packed. Overall, we got more usable food out of the type with the multiple heads, plus the stalks were smaller and more tender.rewebster said:I tried broccoli this last year. After chopping off the main head, I let the plants still remain and I picked small florets all the way up until the first freeze.
I didn't get around to turning the soil this fall and adding compose, fert., and peat, and that was the first time I hadn't. It will be interesting to see if things do as well this next year.
My neighbor started them in his greenhouse. I think the variety might be De Cicco. Once you cut the main head, multiple florets develop on the side branches.rewebster said:"Overall, we got more usable food out of the type with the multiple heads, plus the stalks were smaller and more tender."
I haven't seen that---did you grow from seed?
That's a starling in winter trim. He should be in the book - VERY common bird.Evo said:I've forgotten the name of this bird and he's not in my little bird book. Sorry, he would not stay still and I had to photograph him through a screen.
I was doing some consulting work in KY one fall, and the groves surrounding fields west of Paducah were covered with starlings. There might have been over a million - I have never seen such huge flocks of any birds before. They blackened the skies.dlgoff said:Most starlings in this area flock up and head south before winter. Warning: Don't park your car under a tree full of starlings.
rewebster said:hey, turbo (or anyone)--
has anyone tried to grow or has grown the kiwi plant vines available for the more mid to northern zones?
I have heard the same thing, but I have a hard time coughing up $35 for one male and one female vine. So many "cold-hardy" vines and trees just don't survive here. We are supposedly Zone 4, but I find that claims of cold-hardiness on the part of commercial nurseries are just hype, and can lead one into some very costly mistakes.Ms Music said:I have a 5 or 6 year old female kolomikta vine that is doing extremely well, but I am not doing well in the male department... If my one surviving male (2nd time ordering ) makes it through the winter, I should have a great crop this year. But it seems the males die on me each winter. I hear they (arctic beauty) are good down to zone 3.
rewebster said:It seemed like the cold weather came/sneaked in earlier (or something) this last year---I missed my fall turning over of the soil (and adding all the 'stuff' in)