Monday, September 12, 2011

Questions about nature stuff

Cutie Pie brought me this feather and asked what kind of bird it came from. Anyone know?

 
 All summer long I have been seeding our yard. Yet we continued to have huge patches with no grass. Honestly, I'd be happy with weeds. But, no such luck. I suspect it's because our children are always outside tearing it up;) Big Dog continues to think that dirt is a culinary delight. So someone suggested just putting down some wood chips to discourage him. Before I put the chips down I threw more seed down. Someone said it might have a better chance of growing. I can't believe it actually worked. I can see grass popping up in the front which has NEVER had grass before. Should I leave the wood chips down through the winter or rake them up after the first freeze? Any advice is appreciated.

2 comments:

  1. I'm going to say that probably came off some kind of hawk or owl. You can look through these if you really want to know (brown barred feathers): http://www.lab.fws.gov/fa/idresults.php

    :)stephanie

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  2. http://www.lab.fws.gov/fa/idtool.php?button=Get+Started+with+Feather+Identification%21 is the page to get started...you'll have to pick pattern and color to get results. :)

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