tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post6741983512236193760..comments2024-03-29T05:31:08.670-04:00Comments on Bill of the Birds on Blogspot: Winter Ritual: Building the Brush PileBill of the Birdshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16000245161006147448noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-5911815344331689302010-12-10T19:06:34.598-05:002010-12-10T19:06:34.598-05:00I just started building a series of brush piles he...I just started building a series of brush piles here at Anahuac National Wildlife Center where I'm working as a live-in volunteer. This refuge took the dirtiest hit of Hurricane Ike two years ago. We lost about 98 percent of our trees in the area people come to bird and see butterflies. I just got permission to build brush piles that will attract songbirds, as well as quail and rabbits. <br /><br />And the Friends of Anahuac are raising money for 20 species of trees and shrubs that the birds need. Hopefully we'll be able to replant the world famous Willows, which currently has one sad little live oak left, as well as all the other places that had trees. <br /><br />But at least the dead and fallen trees can serve some use to birds.Marilyn Kircushttp://mkircus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-27451462467964792062010-12-09T13:57:18.297-05:002010-12-09T13:57:18.297-05:00Awesome tidbit, Bill. I love chronicling my proje...Awesome tidbit, Bill. I love chronicling my projects with photos as you've done, but am new to blogging. Maybe this spring I'll get a chance to show more of what I plan to do with our new house. Ahhhh, fresh turf to play with. <br />-Backyardbirdgardner.wordpress.com (Chip)Chip Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070579062926141826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-79247717056452974692010-12-06T13:29:13.441-05:002010-12-06T13:29:13.441-05:00Great pile Bill! And I don’t mean the kind you ste...Great pile Bill! And I don’t mean the kind you step in - ha ha!Alan Pulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784439710406781235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-90239973701863207412010-12-06T08:16:54.022-05:002010-12-06T08:16:54.022-05:00This is such a good intention for a late fall day,...This is such a good intention for a late fall day, and a wonderful change from what I see far more often in my neighborhood--people grabbing every fallen scrap from their yards and setting it out to the curb to be hauled away!<br />Maybe I'll set one up right in the front yard, just to get them thinking!nina at Nature Remains.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07888238636692649668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-18225025448883197712010-12-05T08:19:25.731-05:002010-12-05T08:19:25.731-05:00A brush pile is a must! Good reminder.A brush pile is a must! Good reminder.KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-81280185051914474252010-12-04T20:56:21.973-05:002010-12-04T20:56:21.973-05:00Awesome! Brush piles are certainly one of the bes...Awesome! Brush piles are certainly one of the best attractors for backyard birding.<br /><br />You were right in your letter at the beginning of the last issue of BWD! It was a great issue.Birding is Fun!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11836693921863185316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2552045987668023231.post-77424042066274143032010-12-04T13:31:42.898-05:002010-12-04T13:31:42.898-05:00I like the teepee style. I'm gonna have to try...I like the teepee style. I'm gonna have to try that.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10585564746317381828noreply@blogger.com