On 2013-07-16 10:46:02 +0000, Pete said:


"Sacha" wrote in message ...


We've got lots of bumblebees and a few hoverflies, aphids are
remarkably low in number but I suppose the cold spring has something to
do with that. We're still feeding the birds as insect life isn't too
prolific. But the rooks and jackdaws have gone off on their holidays
and won't be back for a few weeks, I expect.


Yup - I have also noticed the sudden absence of those black pests !

Wonder where they go to ?

Pete

We see them on harvested fields sometimes, presumably picking up
beetles etc. Ray thinks they go up onto the moor for the same reason.
I always panic they won't return and then a day comes when there is a
riotous amount of noise and they all swoop in again, fighting for their
favourite spot in the cedar tree.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon