Changing Seasons

[branchez]

Today I found a patch of Veldt Grass with seeding heads which I pulled up and fed to my birds,
they thought it was Christmas. Now thinking back to last year I can't remember collecting it
till Oct/Nov! I have regularly found Milk Thistle right through winter, is anyone else down
Victoria way finding Veldt, I don't know it proper name but it's the one that looks purple.

[Craig52]

Thats long flower/ear veldt grass we get around Geelong and this year it is seeding earlier than usual,probably due to all the rain we have had,i'm also starting to pick pannic veldt seeding heads,which is the cream of the two for finches. Craig

[jusdeb]

yep got onto some huge patches of wild oats today and we all know what that means in the parrot world .....BIG CLUTCHES of healthy babies .

looks like its foraging time .

[branchez]

Just Googled Panic Veldt and recognized it as the stuff I was getting from my neighbours weed patch earlier
this year. Must stick my head over the fence tomorrow.

[natamambo]

yep got onto some huge patches of wild oats today and we all know what that means in the parrot world .....BIG CLUTCHES of healthy babies .

looks like its foraging time .

Not only in the parrot world in most country towns .

I'd be rephrasing that in front of your hubby though if I were you .

[Pete Sara]

veldt grass around here is going nuts. I have had to fence some off to keep the roos out... Pete

[Trilobite]

yes seasons already changing, noticed the mangoes throwing some flowers yeasterday, and also note the crimsons making nests again and the siskins singing there heads off. The recent rain and colder weather may steady things up a bit.