Northeast Gardening: Daily Musings, 0 by nap

nap wrote:
Hi Andy! Hi gram! Hi Al! Hi everyone.

I put out a birdfeeder this year. First time. I've seen many sparrows, mourning doves, and a cardinal or two. They scatter when I open the door, and wait nearby for me to finish my tasks, water, weed, fill the feeder. If I'm at the other end of the garden, only about ten feet away, and my back is turned, it seems they can't help sneaking down and stealing a couple of seeds. If I move, I hear them scatter again.

But the problem is, I made the mistake of putting the thing over a flower bed. Now my pansies are being choked out by all the seeds that have taken root. (Guess I haven't been as attentive as I should have been) Nobody told me they were going to be so messy!

By the way, is it mourning doves or morning doves?