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Ducks on a Pond

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 6, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Jim Pirhalla, our unofficial bird guru writes the following observations: I decided to use an old baseball term as my article title to try to interest (or entrap) people outside of the gardening world that may stumble across this blog by happenstance. For those unfamiliar with the phrase “ducks on a pond” it basically means [...]

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Hawks at Winterthur

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Jim Pirhalla, horticulturist for the Sundial Garden and the Pinetum writes:  This year is the first year, at least that I am aware of, that a pair of hawks has nested in Winterthur’s Pinetum during the decade or so that it has been under my care; the particular breed of hawk being the Cooper’s hawk. The [...]

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Forget about the Groundhog, the Robins Are Here!

Posted in Garden, tagged , , on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

(Rosemary Krill shares a garden story on Groundhog’s Day 2010.) The groundhog saw his shadow, and the skies are gray today, but spring is on its way. I’m sure of it. As a child, I learned that the first sight of a robin meant that winter was over. I aim to see a robin by [...]

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A Nice Moment in the Garden

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

One of our staff members posted this as a comment on one of our blog entries, but I thought it was worth re-posting as its own entry for everyone read: I saw the most amazing thing yesterday on the path behind the Museum Store; a pair of cardinals (mom & dad) teaching their baby chick [...]

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June 17: Just the Birds, Not the Bees

Posted in Garden, tagged , , , , on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wednesdays at Winterthur: June 17 11:30 am at the greenhouses. Winterthur provides many suitable nesting environments for the birds that spend their breeding season in this region. Learn which birds call Winterthur “home” and where you may expect to find them nesting. Horticulturist Jim Pirhalla leads this walk through the Winterthur Garden.

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Winterthur Bird List

Posted in Garden, tagged , , on July 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This last weekend I led a group of members up Farm Hill in the evening to watch our flock of Chimney Swifts roost in the creamery chimney. There were several of our members on the walk who are avid birdwatchers and I learned a great deal over the course of the evening. Winterthur is a [...]

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