tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post6706633988696851239..comments2023-08-17T13:37:31.778+01:00Comments on Orchids,Nature and My Outdoor Life: Spring is bursting throughOrchids and Naturehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11648202058915901862noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-83330341165678575552011-02-23T22:25:06.371+00:002011-02-23T22:25:06.371+00:00Hi shirl THe d...Hi shirl THe ducks are a mixed blessing, they don't dig up the garden plants but they do mess up the pond by riving all the pondweed out and they also eat thousands of the young tadpoles, so I'm thinking of netting the section of the pond nearest the house where most of the tadpoles stay, they don't nest in the garden but they do nest in the long grass in the field adjacent to our avenue After hatching they bring the young ducklings down to a garden pond about 50 yards from our garden but I always miss them because I'm always away on holiday.Orchids and Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648202058915901862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-48010495584259451272011-02-23T10:42:53.688+00:002011-02-23T10:42:53.688+00:00Hi David, wow... what wonderful drifts of snowdrop...Hi David, wow... what wonderful drifts of snowdrops. I do like to see them too. Great images of your walk :-D<br /><br />I hope you don't mind, but I added a link to this post on my recent posting. I've been collecting links to snowdrop displays. If you have any other posts, please do add them there too. The more the merrier :-D<br /><br />Gosh, ducks in your pond... brilliant! Just wondering though. Do they dig up the plants in your borders or do they not bother as long as you feed them?Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-77863921727288509572011-02-21T16:59:20.835+00:002011-02-21T16:59:20.835+00:00One can never have too many snowdrops on a blog. I...One can never have too many snowdrops on a blog. I've left a note on my blog, re your comment, but repeating it here (without the spelling error)<br /><br />Hope you get to the area David, one word of caution, the lanes are very narrow. However as a painter, the Kennet and Avon canal is just 10 miles away - look up Crofton Beam Engine. A painters delight, (and I'd forgotten you were an engineer too)The Wessex Reiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781303871936178731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-52422209614808573592011-02-20T20:21:50.283+00:002011-02-20T20:21:50.283+00:00Great pics Dave. thats a great display of Snowdrop...Great pics Dave. thats a great display of Snowdrops.<br />cheers Colin.Alcester nature photography.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00628188261684629880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-54587940654140139562011-02-20T15:56:19.333+00:002011-02-20T15:56:19.333+00:00The snowdrops are spectacular and it's lovely ...The snowdrops are spectacular and it's lovely to see them growing in the cemetery amongst all the mossy headstones. Love the pictures of the ducks, David!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908084484202064053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677003322075556780.post-49628664747046720452011-02-19T17:13:21.411+00:002011-02-19T17:13:21.411+00:00I would love a pair of Mallards on my little pond....I would love a pair of Mallards on my little pond. Those snowdrops are beautiful but I wont accept springs bursting through David as they are most definitely a winter plant ;) honest, mine were covered in snow this morning :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com