Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Today's Yardening: Wood Pickup

Today we de-sticked the savannah.   About half of it has been mowed once and is now ankle-deep.  We found a baby rabbit scampering around.

Then another, and another, and another.

Well, they're in different places so they've left the nest.  Maybe I can pick them up and move them to the prairie garden where they'll be safer.

Then I almost stepped on a bird nest.  It's probably killdeer, a type of ground-nesting bird common around here.

Everything is having sex in our grass.

Oooookay, time to give up on mowing this part of the yard until the babies clear out.  So my partner Doug is out mowing the tall grass part of the savannah instead.

Tags: gardening, illinois, personal, wildlife
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ysabetwordsmith

Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

June 8 2015, 14:57:12 UTC 6 years ago

>> I'm surprised the killdeer didn't play the hurt bird game with you to lure you away from its nest. <<

I have seen them do that. It always makes me stop and look for the nest! But we didn't see a bird, just the nest.

>> As for the bunnies, I wish you luck catching them even so young.
:^) <<

No problem for me.
rhodielady_47

Re: Thoughts

rhodielady_47

June 9 2015, 06:09:23 UTC 6 years ago

I saw an obviously mated pair of killdeers today who've staked out a recently plowed field. I like the look of them: All brown and white streaks.
:^}
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Thoughts

ysabetwordsmith

June 9 2015, 06:44:43 UTC 6 years ago

They are pretty birds. I like their voices.