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Posted by vossner z9 houston (My Page) on Sat, Oct 29, 11 at 13:08
| I have a rose in need of serious pruning, but as I was beginning to cut, I noticed this nest. I want birds to live peacefully in my garden but if this is a nest that won't be used again, I really need to prune my rose. Can you tell if it's a fresh nest? what kind of bird? OK to remove and then replace? thanks
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RE: New or old nest?
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trying to get a #$%^ posted!!!!
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| https://picasaweb.google.com/101491560105397261113/10292011?authkey=Gv1sRgCMza6J2Bmd-dVg#5668968902814654162 |
RE: New or old nest? trying again
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| sorry, I can't figure out how to post pic of my little nest. I had forgotten why it is that I don't post here. NOW I REMEMBER! |
RE: New or old nest?, last try
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| https://picasaweb.google.com/101491560105397261113/Nest?authkey=Gv1sRgCI29-qLZ0LHAGw#5669023037366514386 |
RE: New or old nest?, truly one last time
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Here is a link that might be useful: old or new nest?
RE: New or old nest?, practice
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Here is a link that might be useful: practice upload of nest
RE: New or old nest?
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| I live up north, so I don't know about your birding down south. Do they have babies this time of year? Around here in Indiana, they usually stop by late August. Just watch the nest for a day or 2 and if nobody shows up, I'd say you're safe to cut it back. |
RE: New or old nest?
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| I'll do as you recommend. thanks. |
RE: New or old nest?
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| Nesting season is long over, even in the south. Your nest looks like it might be that of a mockingbird, but am not positive. It looks a bit messy and twiggy to be a robin's. |
RE: New or old nest?
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| thank you all for your comments. Mockingbird is a good guess, I have a lot of those. I ended up trimming my rose and discarding the nest. But I do have one last rose to trim and that one, too, has a next. I will keep that one, as an experiment. |
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