tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post2181095490807124882..comments2023-09-06T01:58:37.292-06:00Comments on Sweet Home and Garden Chicago: Return of the Chicago MobSweet Home and Garden Carolinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08026451200405491815noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-36091527831113969242011-02-28T03:23:46.508-06:002011-02-28T03:23:46.508-06:00Hello, I found your blog via photographer's ga...Hello, I found your blog via photographer's garden and the first entry I read here brought a funny memory. Crows are indeed intelligent. In our neighborhood we watched a crow sitting on a car and being driven around. It was so funny! Why fly if you can hitch a ride. :-) I am sure I will come back and read more. Best wishes from Germany, AndreaAndreahttp://blog.verzaehl-mir-was.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-90355560200685838972011-02-26T18:16:40.618-06:002011-02-26T18:16:40.618-06:00The crows here chase off the hawks (who eat the wa...The crows here chase off the hawks (who eat the wabbits). Such harassment! I never see them in my garden, but they are often out in the meadow and in all the woods surrounding us.F Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558874651743241988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-464486090765164212011-02-26T17:39:22.339-06:002011-02-26T17:39:22.339-06:00Thanks for sharing all this interesting informatio...Thanks for sharing all this interesting information, Carolyn. I didn't know that the West Nile virus had killed off so many of the crows. Judging by the number of them in my yard the past month or so, they have recovered!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-69982240300967404042011-02-25T08:56:57.460-06:002011-02-25T08:56:57.460-06:00Dear Carolyn, Crows are intelligent and bossy crea...Dear Carolyn, Crows are intelligent and bossy creatures. I knew of them using tools but have not seen them in action myself. I do hate the way they chase the raptors away. This is the first winter I can recall not seeing a Red-tailed hawk about. Crows are important in keeping nature tidy though. As for Rabbits . . . I have no use for them. The damage they do all year round is just too much. Now they are burrowing under my barn studio and clawing or however they do it . . . though carefully built mason walls, letting freezing air in to freeze my pipes. They go out into the garden at night and chew on every branch of my shrubberies they can reach and will eat every seedling of food I try to plant. I would love to know of your defense!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-91918462499076501362011-02-25T06:49:34.404-06:002011-02-25T06:49:34.404-06:00Fun post, Carolyn!
I knew of a fisherman down alon...Fun post, Carolyn!<br />I knew of a fisherman down along the Texas coast that tamed two wild crows. They would sit on his shoulder like a parrot and he looked very much like a large, scary pirate. The crows would give me fits since I was a small boy and in their territory when we went fishing at his bait camp. Smart? Oh yes! They would fly into anyone's car and take what they wanted...including shiney car keys, money, and food. David/ Tropical Texana/ HoustonDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-53892178224603973892011-02-25T06:27:54.989-06:002011-02-25T06:27:54.989-06:00Yay! I've been happy to see them back too Car...Yay! I've been happy to see them back too Carolyn! Like you I do hope they help to get the rabbit population under control. Over the winter they (rabbits) ate my witch hazel down to the graft. A couple of years ago I nurtured some hydrangea cuttings only to have them all eaten, and I have to keep my oak leaf hydrangea fenced in to keep it alive, as they've eaten it several times too. Grrr!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516540452021706712.post-86733308420593588472011-02-24T16:34:26.742-06:002011-02-24T16:34:26.742-06:00Carolyn, I'm sure I was unaware of what took 7...Carolyn, I'm sure I was unaware of what took 75% of the crows years ago, but I had heard about the West Nile Virus' effect. I'd say you're readying for Spring if you're thinking about your rabbit defense! :-) Waskally Wabbits!Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.com