Tropicals & Tender Perennials: September blooms!!!, 0 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
:( Checked the nest ... nothing, zilch, empty! I guess a predator must have gotten the eggs. A few months ago there were 3 baby mockers in the nest and two went missing. I chased away a pair of swallow tailed kites one day. A few days later found a half dead baby under another tree ... something had got it but apparently dropped it. We tried putting it back in the nest a few times but it flew and fell to the ground a few feet away every time. My DH finally put the little guy in some heavy bushes. The parent birds were nearby so hopefully the baby survived. I know ... it's all a part of nature. The Mockingbirds and Blue Jays are out there right now going after that hawk! We have had lots of hawks around this year but I'm sure it's because there have been lots of birds nesting and raising young.

Barb: Sorry I forgot to respond to your question. The hoya to the left of the frog is H. acuta ... I got a cutting in the Spring DL order. It seems to be doing real well so that makes me happy!