tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post115871788741620879..comments2023-10-25T11:03:28.386-04:00Comments on The Hawk Owl's Nest: Back from BelgiumPatrick B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-25216725694124443112007-02-24T06:16:00.000-05:002007-02-24T06:16:00.000-05:00i like ur blog so much interesing information and ...i like ur blog so much <BR/>interesing information <BR/>and beautiful pics..<BR/><BR/>lovelyمتغيرة شويةhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15043547360362530775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1159232754047253852006-09-25T21:05:00.000-04:002006-09-25T21:05:00.000-04:00Good question anonymous... my guess was that it wa...Good question anonymous... my guess was that it was a female and not a juvenile. I guess the lighter brown coloring makes it an "unsexable" juvenile?Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1159228897483584962006-09-25T20:01:00.000-04:002006-09-25T20:01:00.000-04:00Can that juvenile Blackbird be sexed??Can that juvenile Blackbird be sexed??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1158945465567356882006-09-22T13:17:00.000-04:002006-09-22T13:17:00.000-04:00Tai,That's one that I'm going to have to research....Tai,<BR/><BR/>That's one that I'm going to have to research. People all over the east coast plant that stuff. I would think it could take root somewhere as an invasive. I'm glad it hasn't!<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/><BR/>It was a real beauty. Lucky for us, there were several of them there along with some Red Admirals. Other than a few Cabbage Whites flying in their native land, those were the only butterflies we saw.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1158893203974213362006-09-21T22:46:00.000-04:002006-09-21T22:46:00.000-04:00That butterfly pic is beautiful!That butterfly pic is beautiful!LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1158828401491039522006-09-21T04:46:00.000-04:002006-09-21T04:46:00.000-04:00I guess it could be that your winters are too cold...I guess it could be that your winters are too cold or not cold enough for seed to survive or to trigger germination? In the wild this species grows on scree and clinging to tenuous little lumps of earth on mountain sides - here it seems ideally suited to growing through cracks in concrete or in gravel as a resultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1158757534074678602006-09-20T09:05:00.000-04:002006-09-20T09:05:00.000-04:00Tai,Thanks for the info. I'm curious as to why it ...Tai,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the info. I'm curious as to why it hasn't happened here. It would seem that the climates and habitats were similar to that of Europe and the UK.Patrick B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09080082715363887351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10864708.post-1158756999430467682006-09-20T08:56:00.000-04:002006-09-20T08:56:00.000-04:00Too right Butterfly bush (Buddleja) is considered ...Too right Butterfly bush (Buddleja) is considered invasive. Apparently it costs thousands every year to remove from railway tracks. <BR/><BR/>On the upside it does have pretty decent wildlife benefit and seems to favour a niche that none of the common european species favours so isn't displacing much either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com