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| Mr. Bushy--as big as the head of seeds. |
One plant with its weighty head remains in the yard. It attracts attention from nearly all the critters.
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| Finding a way to reach the underside where the gold lies. |
Birds have pecked at it. Jays have hung upside down till their brains nearly burst. The deer have eaten all the leaves they can reach (the stalk is over six feet tall), and deer don't even like sandpaper-abrasive leaves like these.
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| Did you know that squirrels eat the flesh of the head as well as the seeds? |
This guy is determined to get his share, fair or not. He comes better equipped to make an end to this valiant plant than all the other visitors. Until I came out and took down the plant, it appeared to be all his. Nope. The head goes on the ground under the tree where dozens of birds feed. Just a little lesson in sharing.
Now your Autumn world is opening up to you,, just as spring.. summer and last winter.
ReplyDeleteI know it must feel so good to you, to be enjoying these sometimes funny,, sometimes mysterious and sometimes magical moments! Wonders all around you.!
I did not know that squirrels eat the flesh of the sunflower heads!
Something new to know!
How is your honey bees doing? Did the one with so much pollen on her legs make it back to her hive?
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tweedles
The honey bees are pretty much gone from the yard since the flower food is nearly finished for the year. And it looks like squirrels as well as deer will eat almost anything!
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