Adventures in growing edibles veganically in a small townhouse backyard in Ottawa, Canada. (veganic since ~2021)
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Put back up the birdfeeders
Monday, October 25, 2021
2020 final butternut squash eaten today! Perfectly fine.
After being stored on the kitchen table for over a year, the last of 2020's butternut squashes came to an end today. It was perfectly fine, just the inside stringy part was pretty dry. But otherwise great!
Monday, October 18, 2021
Junco (FOS)! (despite having temporarily removed all feeders)
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Blue jay confirmed!
Heard and saw bluejays several times! (one at a time, maybe the same one)
The peanuts-in-shell and cracked corn have proven to be quite popular! Having to refill both each day.
The chopped peanuts are also getting eaten, but still have some leftover.
Haven't figured out yet if anyone is eating the Nutri-saff -- haven't had to replenish it yet...
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Peanuts and corn eaten! (likely blue jays)
Woo hoo! Someone discovered the peanuts-with-shells and the cracked corn in the new platform feeder! I suspect blue jays, as I heard some, but wasn't able to get up to look out of the window.
All of the cracked corn was eaten, and most but not all of the peanuts. And when I replenished the peanuts, again most of those were eaten. (Total of ~15 peanuts eaten today)
Replaced the peanuts and cracked corn late this afternoon.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Goldfinches much fewer these days, but still frequent visitors; very occasional song sparrows, that's it
New bird sighting!!! Wren?
New platform feeder!
Exciting! Bird's Choice 16 x 13 platform feeder. The mesh screen holes are too wide to use it for the millet or the fine sunflower chips, but that's fine, those foods have their own feeders. It's perfect for the peanuts (shell and shelled), cracked corn, and safflower, so I put a mix of that. Hopefully someone will discover it!
Monday, October 11, 2021
Habitat experiment: Slugs and sow/pill beetles
Friday, October 8, 2021
25th (or 26th or 27th) zucchini harvested -- surely this is the final one of the season
Saturday, October 2, 2021
Aha: Chipping sparrow in non-breeding plumage
Friday, October 1, 2021
Goldfinches eating seeds from the Ivory Silk Lilac tree out front!
Wow, the goldfinches are sure having a party around here these days -- five different foods inside or in front of my yard!
- lilac tree seeds
- wild primrose seeds
- purple coneflower seeds
- sunflower seeds from the one remaining plant
- sunflower seeds from the feeder
Blue jay pair briefly sat on fence while I was in yard
Argh, of course they had to try stopping by while I was in the yard taking a 30 second break from mowing the grass... They sat on the fence for maybe 10-15 seconds, then flew away.