tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post8597595069937209912..comments2023-11-03T00:19:48.895+13:00Comments on Lady Mondegreen's Secret Garden: BalanceLady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-443017984270550322013-05-28T11:57:42.503+12:002013-05-28T11:57:42.503+12:00And there you are John, guarding your flock with y...And there you are John, guarding your flock with your life from a fox!Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-34766550448121833542013-05-28T08:59:37.054+12:002013-05-28T08:59:37.054+12:00I used to love stick insects as a child and used t...I used to love stick insects as a child and used to keep them....now I would run a mile if I saw oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-76717832807568994532013-05-27T10:23:17.703+12:002013-05-27T10:23:17.703+12:00Joanne Noragon: Eagles, wolves and the rest. How w...Joanne Noragon: Eagles, wolves and the rest. How wonderful to live so close to them. Your National Park sounds very successful.<br /> <br />I probably should have explained for my international readers, that the cat issue in NZ is unusual. Because our native wildlife is predominantly birdlife, which evolved without predators, any introduced predators - rats, stoats, ferrets, cats and even dogs - are bad news for flightless and fearless birds.<br /><br />rusty duck: I can imagine your little wooded valley is a haven for all kinds of wildlife (I know it is great for mice!) Berberis - I wince just thinking about it. Hmm maybe I should plant some around here...Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-12652976776860432013-05-27T05:28:28.799+12:002013-05-27T05:28:28.799+12:00Our birds prefer the wild places too.. and there a...Our birds prefer the wild places too.. and there are plenty of those (!). <br /><br />I found a Long Tailed Tit's nest in a berberis yesterday, so rules can be broken. The thorns will certainly give them plenty of protection. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-8511224660641364482013-05-27T00:50:27.197+12:002013-05-27T00:50:27.197+12:00The National Park owns much of the land surroundin...The National Park owns much of the land surrounding us, since about fifty years ago. We moved here twenty five years ago, when park conservation was beginning to be apparent. Now it is so entrenched that we have many wild predators back in large numbers: hawks, eagles, fox, wolves, coyotes. We have one old outdoor cat left; he will not be kept in!, and our newest rescued stray is an indoor cat, for his safety.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-78830049354011780852013-05-26T22:45:12.723+12:002013-05-26T22:45:12.723+12:00Cro Magnon: These big ones certainly look fleshily...Cro Magnon: These big ones certainly look fleshily edible for a passing carnivore.<br /><br />Geo: How delightful to hear from you. I really enjoy the company of praying mantis too. One rode on my shoulder when I was riding my mower recently, only to fly down to the ground and into the path of my reversing wheels. I felt really upset at losing it that way.<br /><br />Libby: The lizards are very sweet little things, brown skinks about six inches long - maybe a bit snakelike, but they do NOT hang around on bedroom walls. They bask in the sun on old tree stumps and in wood piles. Usually you only know they were there by a little rustle and a shimmer of the grass as they dash into hiding.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-38637007805132351042013-05-26T20:25:33.192+12:002013-05-26T20:25:33.192+12:00Lizard? you mentioned a lizard...not an enormous o...Lizard? you mentioned a lizard...not an enormous one I hope, the tiny ones I see on holiday freak me out a little bit but I am getting better with that....and cats are curious beasts aren't they? <br />ps thank you for the mention xlibbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-28141108893732627792013-05-26T18:28:04.309+12:002013-05-26T18:28:04.309+12:00Here in California, I often have a praying mantis ...Here in California, I often have a praying mantis climb onto my shoulder while I'm trimming, to hitch a ride down a row of roses. They're calm company.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-27667614947835504872013-05-26T16:15:13.808+12:002013-05-26T16:15:13.808+12:00We always had Stick Insects here in th late Summer...We always had Stick Insects here in th late Summer; they turned up at the same times as the Praying Mantis. But I haven't seen any for several years; maybe OUR Tabby is responsible.<br /><br />Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-64771179212333413762013-05-26T14:22:17.299+12:002013-05-26T14:22:17.299+12:00We do! It's been quite warm the last couple of...We do! It's been quite warm the last couple of days. They are a funny pair, the cats. Aelfy is supercilious and needy at the same time, sleeping through the night with one human or another; he lords it over Catkin except at feeding time - which I find very intriguing. Catkin is an adorable sweet softy. There's no guile about him at all.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5799638417693921581.post-55501498862643341372013-05-26T12:52:10.734+12:002013-05-26T12:52:10.734+12:00Lovely photos - the cats look happy in each other&...Lovely photos - the cats look happy in each other's company even if that is not the case.<br /><br />Looks like you have some sunshine down there.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com