Posted on 02/12/2005 9:27:14 AM PST by sweetliberty
You can see how close it is to underside of the eaves. It is amazing to see them swoop in there. I think that is why some of the babies land up staying on the roof once they come out. That seems to be a tricky manuvere:) If you look close you can see very very fine lines hanging from the nest. That is hairs from the manes and trails of my horses:).
Becky
Agitator said something awhile back about having a moose cam, but then he has enough equipment, and computer smarts, to do all that cool stuff.
don't know about zone 9, Katieanna. I'm zone 7 in TX. I plant mine in the fall. They usually take longer than 7-10 days, but come up during the warmer spells we have during the winter. In the beginning, you may not notice them. They look like weeds! They stay close to the ground in the cold, but really make a spurt of growth when spring finally comes. Seems they need that cool, slow start. Good luck. Regard, Judith vinson in TX.
Yes, it hangs independently. We had another over on the other wall of the house, and we did knock it down, it was actually very hard to get it off, that mud really sticks and dries hard.
I always leave the brushings off my horses laying in the yard. Several times I've found small nests that have their winter coat hair lining them.
Becky
Everything has sprouted, and the morning glories are really going to town! Several inches high already, and starting to bud out the next set of leaves.
All the morning glories on the arbor in this picture came fro 4 seeds. They do grow fast and big:)
Becky
I have a purchase in mind. There is a metal-wire corner plant stand I am going to put in the kitchen. The morning glories are welcome to take it over, if they can continue to thrive indoors. I'm a good three months plus away from any outdoor planting. :o(
That would be cool in the house. Let me know if they work.
Becky
Will do. My main concern is that they might not have enough light. But at my old house, they did pretty well on the east side of the house, where they were in shade half the day. We'll see how this little experiment works out.
Oh my goodness! All that from 4 seeds?? Beautiful.
Thanks friend for the heads up about weeds because I'd sure pull em!! Peace.
I had barn swallows build a huge nest on my fieldstone in my entry porch. I did enjoy watching them but I will discourage them this year if they come back. They made one big poopy mess. LOL
Yeah, they do leave a mess:)
Becky
HHHMMMMMM....never heard of it. Since this nest is right above the front door, I try to sweep/hose it off everyday....It only really got bad when the babies had hatched. And they are only in the nest for a short period.
Becky
Oh, you probably don't have to be worried of histo if you are in Oklahoma. That is great that you can see the horse hairs in the nest. I think I'm going to find my old mop strands in some around here. LOL
Thanks again for this thread.
It has inspired me to get out and get the leaves out of my garden to start getting it ready for planting. My husband gave me some garden statuary for valentines, so I got that set out, altho I'll probably move it around 100's of times:)
Becky
Bold little birds :)
(And it doesn't matter if it gets knocked down or not, if they like the spot, they'll rebuild!)
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