tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post8931817471626219923..comments2024-03-16T22:08:36.509-05:00Comments on Rock-Oak-Deer: Wildlife Wednesday September 2017Shirley Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12734806779997587008noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-19229030623047662292017-09-06T22:07:49.799-05:002017-09-06T22:07:49.799-05:00Thanks for sharing your dear little deer--I know t...Thanks for sharing your dear little deer--I know they're not always dear. I also had a black carpenter bee, yesterday, in fact but didn't get a photo. I was surprised to see a house finch at your beautyberry as all I usually see are mockingbirds and blue jays.Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-89528298269888240692017-09-06T20:31:32.643-05:002017-09-06T20:31:32.643-05:00Interesting about the cicadas on the branches. We ...Interesting about the cicadas on the branches. We had a large population this summer, too, although I don't think it was a 17-year generation for us. I planted some Beautyberry cultivars this year. I didn't realize how tiny the berries are. They're lovely, but I thought they'd be bigger. LOL. So far, I haven't seen any pollinators or birds on them, but maybe they haven't discovered them yet. Your deer photos are always so magical. :)Beth @ PlantPostingshttps://plantpostings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-3163345406228190952017-09-06T20:15:42.802-05:002017-09-06T20:15:42.802-05:00Nothing seems to ever eat our beautyberries. They...Nothing seems to ever eat our beautyberries. They stay on the shrub until I strip them off at the end of the winter.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18184551540374933832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-14815693714867159782017-09-06T19:18:28.761-05:002017-09-06T19:18:28.761-05:00Neither did I until that one showed up and went fo...Neither did I until that one showed up and went for the berries. Don't know how those birds manage to stay away, maybe they'll show up soon!Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-1560421562706192892017-09-06T19:02:28.642-05:002017-09-06T19:02:28.642-05:00Wow, that Beautyberry is appropriately named. What...Wow, that Beautyberry is appropriately named. What a gorgeous colour it has! Love the photos of the deer too. They are such beautiful creatures but it's a shame they can destroy people's gardens.Suehttp://www.mywildaustralia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-70215450840537847722017-09-06T18:06:54.070-05:002017-09-06T18:06:54.070-05:00I did not know the house finches like American Bea...I did not know the house finches like American Beauty berries. Strangely, my two bushes are full of berries but remain untouched. Nice wildlife post! David/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-54663862889068354522017-09-06T14:24:53.701-05:002017-09-06T14:24:53.701-05:00Cicada tree tip damage arrives quite quickly after...Cicada tree tip damage arrives quite quickly after they emerge so it's probably not cicadas. Also they are rarer in California. I did note there are other insects that could possibly cause this though not as distinctive as cicadas so you might want to check with your extension service.Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6808857981868159973.post-86803267190786609482017-09-06T14:13:56.120-05:002017-09-06T14:13:56.120-05:00I wonder if I'd be as enamored with deer if th...I wonder if I'd be as enamored with deer if they, rather than coyotes and raccoons, stalked my garden? The cicada egg-laying routine is interesting. Now you have me wondering if the brown branch tips on a a couple of trees might be attributable to something similar. Mine look like branch tips damaged in the process of tree trimming but as the trimming here occurred 10 months ago, that's not a logical explanation.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.com