[NatureNS] Foundation Plantings and The White-crowned Sparrow

From: Hans Toom <htoom@hfx.eastlink.ca>
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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:28:39 -0300
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When we moved into our home at Portuguese Cove in 2000 we established a =
flower garden and foundation plantings at the front of the house facing =
due east. This area enjoys the morning sun and full sun for most of the =
day. The flowers prospered as did the foundation plantings but alas the =
deer also liked the flora so we were compelled to put a four foot high =
page wire barrier fence around the area to keep the deer out.=20

The foundation plantings are juniper and dwarf Alberta spruce and are =
extremely dense now providing excellent cover for our White-throated and =
Song Sparrows. They sleep there all night safe and dry even during the =
worst nor-easters.

Well, the White-crowned Sparrow is no dummy so he has also moved in =
here. This is also a happy circumstance for me because I can feed the =
birds all winter just by dropping seed out of our row of three living =
room windows.
____________________________________________________________________
Hans Toom
Portuguese Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
http://www.hanstoom.com
http://www.hanstoom.com/blog


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dry even=20
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