tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244742666700467053.post2276837422476097721..comments2023-10-12T05:04:08.426-07:00Comments on Laura Goes Birding: Filling up the nest blocksLaura W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11701595535440501873noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244742666700467053.post-38598111160115971832008-04-16T14:28:00.000-07:002008-04-16T14:28:00.000-07:00Thanks for the reminder - I was given a bee-nest a...Thanks for the reminder - I was given a bee-nest and haven't put it up yet, so you've inspired me.Kingsdownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127225013640474483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244742666700467053.post-63789547837093223652008-04-15T05:54:00.000-07:002008-04-15T05:54:00.000-07:00Laura,This is so cool to watch, isn't it? As a ki...Laura,<BR/><BR/>This is so cool to watch, isn't it? As a kid, I once sat for hours watching a wasp bring spider after spider to the hole she’d found drilled through a large post, each stung into a deep sleep; paralyzed but alive. When she had just enough spiders, she too closed up the hole with mud. Somewhere in the nest, she also deposited an egg; the spiders would live till the egg hatched and the young wasp would dine on live food till large enough to leave home. It was fascinating… and has me wishing I’d found these http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/search/products/?query=bees much earlier!<BR/><BR/>Did you make your bee-nests? Last year, I discovered huge, red-backed (and very gentle) bees living between some paper-wrapped insulation and the outside walls of a shed in my yard. I can hardly wait to offer up more proper living quarters. <BR/><BR/>Lovely post!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334121900896195207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244742666700467053.post-28018964185303896032008-04-13T17:03:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:03:00.000-07:00I doubted it was mud at first but it can't be anyt...I doubted it was mud at first but it can't be anything else?!? I can't see how she's carrying it but maybe the photo just didn't capture that.Laura W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11701595535440501873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244742666700467053.post-22812036756485339062008-04-13T16:29:00.000-07:002008-04-13T16:29:00.000-07:00I got some photos of mine today, but I only have o...I got some photos of mine today, but I only have one hole plugged with mud and I certainly didn't get any photos of them carrying mud!! How cool!NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.com