In between rain showers—Toward Ed Hill Rd and SSE of my house on Hile School
Rd.
Anne
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It’s true in my experience. It can become moldy in rainy weather.
Regi
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> On Oct 1, 2019, at 8:59 AM, Randolph Scott Little wrote:
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> Goldfinch feeding preferences just might have something to do with
My experience is that niger can get moldy rather quickly in an outdoor feeder
exposed to high humidity, fog, rain or snow. Niger seeds pack very close, so
there’s not much air circulation through the pile, and the voids between
neighboring seeds are tiny, so capillarity is enhanced. I find it be
Goldfinch feeding preferences just might have something to do with the state of
niger thistle seed.
I have been informed that niger seed has very short shelf life, that it should
only be purchased in small quantities, and that feeders should be refilled from
the bottom so old seed does not accu
Dawn at my place on Tupper Road lately features a very talkative Cooper’s Hawk,
who flies around the spruce plantation giving excited “cak” calls as if
courting. Been doing it for a week!
-Geo
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