http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/if-you-build-it-take-two.html Create Wildlife Habitat. Protect the Environment Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:06:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/if-you-build-it-take-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-207 Carole Brown Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:23:15 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/cbrown/2009/if-you-build-it-take-two.html#comment-207 AmazonSheWho I took your advice and put a goldfinch photo in today's post. Yes, I am not so fond of the greedy little tree rats either. AmazonSheWho I took your advice and put a goldfinch photo in today's post. Yes, I am not so fond of the greedy little tree rats either.

]]> http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/if-you-build-it-take-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-206 AmazonSheWho Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:08:48 +0000 http://www.conservationgardening.com/cbrown/2009/if-you-build-it-take-two.html#comment-206 Ah yes, the goldfinches! You'll have to get some photos of them, because they are so well color coordinated with these native sunflowers. A beauty to behold. Another plus of Helianthus vs. the traditional sunflower with the black oil seeds is that the squirrels leave ours alone...but they tend to chew off entire heads of the non-natives and cart them off to their lair (greedy little tree rats...). Ah yes, the goldfinches! You'll have to get some photos of them, because they are so well color coordinated with these native sunflowers. A beauty to behold. Another plus of Helianthus vs. the traditional sunflower with the black oil seeds is that the squirrels leave ours alone…but they tend to chew off entire heads of the non-natives and cart them off to their lair (greedy little tree rats…).

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