Our two barn cats keep all rodents at bay around here. Heck, I have one that leaves large rabbits on the back step. There HAS been a larger number of birds this year (rural, SW Missouri), playing hell with my garden. There WAS a couple new groundhogs showed up as well. On top of that, just not been a good spring to get things growing.
I'm rural SW Missouri, also. The thing I noticed this past year is that the meadowlarks sang all winter long and they're closer to the house than in the past. Makes me think I've had a bumper crop of meadowlarks in the last couple years.
The last several years we've had March weather in May, Now it's June and we're having what used to be April and May weather and temps.
SW Missouri here too. It’s cooler is what I’ve noticed.
Our May rains are extending into June.
I refuse to complain so we don’t end up in a drought this summer.
Cold, wet rain kills most seed in the ground. Corn, beans, potatoes and others were planted 2-3 times this year. Major problems with birds eating the sprouts, too.
I don't live in a rural area at all, but for the first time in memory we have a lot of Blackbirds. This is really unusual. They came early and they're still here. Another weird thing is the number of rabbits and chipmunks. It's the first time I've seen so many in my area. I live in a small town, that's pretty densely populated.
Our two barn cats keep all rodents at bay around here. Heck, I have one that leaves large rabbits on the back step. There HAS been a larger number of birds this year (rural, SW Missouri), playing hell with my garden. There WAS a couple new groundhogs showed up as well. On top of that, just not been a good spring to get things growing.
I'm rural SW Missouri, also. The thing I noticed this past year is that the meadowlarks sang all winter long and they're closer to the house than in the past. Makes me think I've had a bumper crop of meadowlarks in the last couple years.
The last several years we've had March weather in May, Now it's June and we're having what used to be April and May weather and temps.
SW Missouri here too. It’s cooler is what I’ve noticed. Our May rains are extending into June. I refuse to complain so we don’t end up in a drought this summer.
Cold, wet rain kills most seed in the ground. Corn, beans, potatoes and others were planted 2-3 times this year. Major problems with birds eating the sprouts, too.
I don't live in a rural area at all, but for the first time in memory we have a lot of Blackbirds. This is really unusual. They came early and they're still here. Another weird thing is the number of rabbits and chipmunks. It's the first time I've seen so many in my area. I live in a small town, that's pretty densely populated.