tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post4390278716139255930..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Upsetting news about birdsNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9923586785861628322019-09-25T11:39:44.915-04:002019-09-25T11:39:44.915-04:00Condos don't allow bird feeders?!! What?Condos don't allow bird feeders?!! What?Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47479427265138244612019-09-25T11:39:25.211-04:002019-09-25T11:39:25.211-04:00It sure is.It sure is.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44276327010232787152019-09-25T11:39:15.366-04:002019-09-25T11:39:15.366-04:00I've wondered about this. All the talk is alte...I've wondered about this. All the talk is alternative energy - solar which most of us can't afford, and wind which does such horrors. And now there is the anti-wood group that says we are poluting. Excuse me. Shaking my head here.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-69698493700414208242019-09-25T11:37:55.191-04:002019-09-25T11:37:55.191-04:00Isn't that just unbelievable. It seems that th...Isn't that just unbelievable. It seems that the lessons of organic gardening written about decades and decades ago weren't learned. And there is so much press now about not killing every weed and not having such big lawns. I'm appalled. And of course, now so many people have landscape people who come take care of their places. We are so out of touch with the natural world. It kills me.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-4064082591915624292019-09-25T11:35:52.988-04:002019-09-25T11:35:52.988-04:00Yes, it is.Yes, it is.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44697643158546391752019-09-25T11:35:43.837-04:002019-09-25T11:35:43.837-04:00Every one of us must do what we can in our own yar...Every one of us must do what we can in our own yards and acres.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7975574673801845192019-09-25T11:35:17.440-04:002019-09-25T11:35:17.440-04:00Yes.Yes.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70711723436292271352019-09-25T11:35:07.513-04:002019-09-25T11:35:07.513-04:00Truly shocking. I think development must play a bi...Truly shocking. I think development must play a big part. Even in our rural area, the big stores have come in over the last 20 years and taken over what used to be known as the meadow. In fact the street is still named that, and we all speak of going down to the meadow. I knew it when it was that. Birds do nest in the ceilings/roofs of the big stores. <br />There has been a lot on Gardeners' World about the situation in England. And of the importance of everyone's garden. <br />Interesting that you mention the rule ending with Brexit. Somehow I've had it in my head that it was the EU that brought about big field, mono culture farming, with not as many hedgerows. Do I have that wrong??Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45539520962461426282019-09-25T11:29:55.912-04:002019-09-25T11:29:55.912-04:00And pesticides and development, too. And pesticides and development, too. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-71526497603153917272019-09-21T18:35:13.560-04:002019-09-21T18:35:13.560-04:00This makes me so sad. I've noticed this more t...This makes me so sad. I've noticed this more the last 2 years but, I thought it was because we had to remove our bird feeders because of condo rules bears in the area.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-23099006640316481262019-09-20T23:33:56.452-04:002019-09-20T23:33:56.452-04:00I have no words. It is so very sad. I have no words. It is so very sad. Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-81301693929605768322019-09-20T15:13:06.065-04:002019-09-20T15:13:06.065-04:00Sad and terrifying to think that we are letting th...Sad and terrifying to think that we are letting this happen. And another more recent cause is all of those massive wind farms spread throughout the country that kill thousands of birds every day, including bald eagles by the score.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56225260482972864512019-09-20T12:28:08.322-04:002019-09-20T12:28:08.322-04:00Heartbreaking. And more pesticides and herbicides ...Heartbreaking. And more pesticides and herbicides are used for home yards than for agriculture in the US. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-31947897622315539032019-09-20T12:12:42.535-04:002019-09-20T12:12:42.535-04:00I just read about this today, too. It's heartb...I just read about this today, too. It's heartbreaking.Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24313545606073200222019-09-20T11:31:06.571-04:002019-09-20T11:31:06.571-04:00I read this article the other day and find this so...I read this article the other day and find this so sad and disturbing. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56524836634979038612019-09-20T07:02:08.254-04:002019-09-20T07:02:08.254-04:00Sad but true.Sad but true.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-55215281231501489242019-09-20T03:11:10.360-04:002019-09-20T03:11:10.360-04:00UK is similar. Many things supoosedly to blame, b...UK is similar. Many things supoosedly to blame, but pesticides on farms is reported to be one of them. Under UE rules, a strip of uncultivated land all around each field must be left. This helps, of course, but if we actually do leave the EU. one supposes that this will fall by the wayside. We have hedges on each side of our garden (yard), and we have nests every year. We don't cut or even trim the hedges until September, so that there is no chance of disturbing a late nest. We also grow shrubs that have berries; we leave seed heads on all the last of the flowers and don't cut them down until our spring clean-up. This helps with feeding. I guess Americans who care about things do the same, eh? Sad what the planet is coming to, and only ourselves to blame. But at least I feel we can do our best, tell others and hope it rubs off on them.<br /><br />But I was really surprised by the percentage in the States - there is still so much wilderness and national parks. I mean - ONE THIRD?????Mrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-61423762251382119362019-09-19T19:29:07.252-04:002019-09-19T19:29:07.252-04:00I would imagine climate change is having an impact...I would imagine climate change is having an impact on bird populations. It is distressing as most news is these days.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.com