[gardeners] the garden and wildlife

Rosemary Carlson (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 23:04:26 -0400 

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Anne: The pileated woodpecker (male) that I "have" here is HUGE!!! He looks
like a prehistoric bird! He gets VERY close. Won't eat the suet but get very
close to my house on the old growth trees. He has a mate....though I seldom
see her. He left for awhile this summer but is back in all his huge, RED,
prehistoric glory! :) When he pecks on a tree, you literally hear it
ECHOING. He is soooooo loud! Much louder than the other, smaller
woodpeckers. I have red-headed, red-breasted, downy, ladderback.

Raccoons. The bane of my existence! I have turkeys, deer and fox also. I see
the turkeys seldom - often crossing the nearest road which is 1/2 mile away.
I do see the fox occasionally though they are shy. I *think* one lives under
my front porch! Anxious to see the elk and would love to see the black
bear......from a distance! Squirrels. AACCKK. Not NEARLY as destructive as
raccoons but almost as aggravating!

Last winter, there was a gray wolf! Haven't seen he/she this summer -- but
he would blend in with the woods. The ONLY reason I saw him last year is
because the forest is deciduous and he was profiled against the snow.

For the most part I plant ONLY native plants here. They do very well. In the
city, I was often able to get non-natives to thrive but not here in the
woods. No idea what the difference is. But, my azaleas will be outta here
next summer. They are non-native and just aren't thriving. Now to decide
what to replace them with.

Gardeners - what would be a low growing foundation shrub that would blend
with rhodies at either end of the porch with which I could replace azaleas?
I do also have kalmia - but they get a little too big. Already have
hydrangea too.

Gun season for deer is over, thank goodness, on Monday. I go NUTS during
deer season. I feel like bullets are whizzing by my windows and I worry
about the fawns and my BIG 8-point buck. I hope he survived.

Cats here stay indoors too. I only have Abby but she only ventures as far as
the screened porch. Between raccoons and the bobcat, she wouldn't have a
chance. My vet says the worst injury he's EVER seen to a cat was from a spat
with a raccoon. They have surpassed skunk (which I've never seen here!) in
incidence of rabies.

Rosemary on a mountain in eastern KY
zone 6a - where it's getting cold tonight after a big cold front blasted
through and took down a tree that is still blocking my road!
  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of HolzwarthA@aol.com
  Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 7:31 PM
  To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
  Subject: Re: [gardeners] Our beautiful October garden


  So nice to read a post from you again.  We heard little since you moved
there.  It sounds nice.  I have only seen 1 pileated woodpecker and that was
5 years ago. Racoons, coyotes, fox, turkeys, deer we have here in our
neighborhood.  Cats stay indoors all the time. We are getting ready for the
cold.  Boat is out of the lake  and the motorhome is getting winterized.  It
has been a good year.
  Anne in MA

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Anne: The pileated woodpecker (male) that I = "have" here=20 is HUGE!!! He looks like a prehistoric bird! He gets VERY close. Won't = eat the=20 suet but get very close to my house on the old growth trees. He has a=20 mate....though I seldom see her. He left for awhile this summer but is = back in=20 all his huge, RED, prehistoric glory! :) When he pecks on a tree, you = literally=20 hear it ECHOING. He is soooooo loud! Much louder than the other, = smaller=20 woodpeckers. I have red-headed, red-breasted, downy,=20 ladderback.
 
Raccoons. The bane of my existence! I have = turkeys,=20 deer and fox also. I see the turkeys seldom - often crossing the nearest = road=20 which is 1/2 mile away. I do see the fox occasionally though they are = shy. I=20 *think* one lives under my front porch! Anxious to see the elk and would = love to=20 see the black bear......from a distance! Squirrels. AACCKK. Not NEARLY = as=20 destructive as raccoons but almost as aggravating!
 
Last winter, there was a gray wolf! = Haven't seen=20 he/she this summer -- but he would blend in with the woods. The ONLY = reason I=20 saw him last year is because the forest is deciduous and he was profiled = against=20 the snow.
 
For the most part I plant ONLY native plants = here. They=20 do very well. In the city, I was often able to get non-natives to thrive = but not=20 here in the woods. No idea what the difference is. But, my = azaleas=20 will be outta here next summer. They are non-native and just aren't = thriving. Now to decide what to replace them = with. 
 
Gardeners - what would be a low = growing foundation=20 shrub that would blend with rhodies at either end of the porch with = which I=20 could replace azaleas? I do also have kalmia - but they get a = little too=20 big. Already have hydrangea too.  
 
Gun season for deer is over, thank goodness, = on Monday.=20 I go NUTS during deer season. I feel like bullets are whizzing by my = windows and=20 I worry about the fawns and my BIG 8-point buck. I hope he survived.=20
 
Cats here stay indoors too. I only have Abby = but she=20 only ventures as far as the screened porch. Between raccoons and the = bobcat, she=20 wouldn't have a chance. My vet says the worst injury he's EVER seen to a = cat was=20 from a spat with a raccoon. They have surpassed skunk (which I've never = seen=20 here!) in incidence of rabies.
 
Rosemary on a mountain in eastern=20 KY
zone 6a - where it's getting cold tonight = after a big=20 cold front blasted through and took down a tree that is still blocking = my=20 road!
-----Original Message-----
From:=20 owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com=20 [mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of=20 HolzwarthA@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 7:31=20 PM
To: gardeners@globalgarden.com
Subject: Re: = [gardeners]=20 Our beautiful October garden

So nice to read a post from you = again.=20  We heard little since you moved there.  It sounds nice. =  I=20 have only seen 1 pileated woodpecker and that was 5 years ago. = Racoons,=20 coyotes, fox, turkeys, deer we have here in our neighborhood. =  Cats stay=20 indoors all the time. We are getting ready for the cold.  Boat is = out of=20 the lake  and the motorhome is getting winterized.  It has = been a=20 good year.
Anne in MA
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