tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post2293519355723546617..comments2024-03-19T15:39:56.057-04:00Comments on Natural Gardening: White-crowned sparrows?Lisa Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-71937501900201837942007-11-23T19:10:00.000-05:002007-11-23T19:10:00.000-05:00Your observations of the birds are exquisite. Love...Your observations of the birds are exquisite. Love your poetic style. I’m afraid we have nothing so exotic around our bird feeder, perhaps a Red Breasted Robin now and again, but mostly Sparrows and Pigeons and Seagulls. Yes, I said Seagulls. We do our gardening on an island off the coast of British Columbia, so the sea birds do fly in for food. Our daughter Hedgehog used to prop herself up against a tree with binoculars and then spend hour after hour observing the birds as they fed. The most exotic bird sighting occurred one morning as I was walking our Golden Retriever named Max. One of our neighbors has a small pond with goldfish and as we were passing her place Max froze. I stopped and looked and there, balanced on one foot, was a large Heron in the middle of her pond, with a tasty goldfish in its beak. It ate several more fish before it spread its huge wings and took off gracefully. Max and I stood transfixed. Anyway, please visit our <A HREF="http://www.gabriolagarden.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">blog</A>, to read about our adventures in the land of composted manure and rusty trowels.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17831204987511364610noreply@blogger.com