FireFighterZero
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Yikes, I can't believe I thought a juniper might be an apple, geez
Looks like 10g is the cut off, and maybe don't eat every day. 10g is *a lot* of berries. I'm pretty good after 4 or 6 berries :^D It's just a quick snack when I notice them.Well, maybe you shouldn't just grab a bunch and chow them down?JUNIPER: Overview, Uses, Side Effects, Precautions, Interactions, Dosing and Reviews
Learn more about JUNIPER uses, effectiveness, possible side effects, interactions, dosage, user ratings and products that contain JUNIPER.www.webmd.com
It appears they lower blood sugar. That could be interesting for people with (pre)diabetes. Might be worth it for those people to do more research on long term safety. Juniper's cheaper than insulin.
OT, but it'll be spruce season soon. Fresh spruce tips are pretty good. Lots of vitamin C, and a tart piney flavor.
stikine
Treehouser
Nope on the spruce tips for me. When I homebrewed that was the one batch I couldn't drink.
I have, once. They're pretty good. I think I probably have some dried out berries in my fridge somewhere. I picked them a couple years ago, and put some in the fridge with the intention of trying to plant from seed, and promptly forgot about them :^D I still want to try it. I'll have to see what I can do. Maybe I'll find the ones in the fridge, and /maybe/ they'd still be viable. If not, I can get some more in the fall, or just buy a tree somewhere.
stikine
Treehouser
Bald eagle waiting for the Hooligan to show up. Life gets a lot easier for them coming out of winter.
Mellow
BCMA
Finally saw a hummingbird at my feeder today after months without. Do they migrate away from Florida for the winter?
On another note, I went outside this morning and ID'd seven different birds in 30 seconds with the Merlin Bird app.
On another note, I went outside this morning and ID'd seven different birds in 30 seconds with the Merlin Bird app.
Mellow
BCMA
Like the butterflies? I guess????
The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed. It is by far the most common hummingbird seen east of the Mississippi River in North America.
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Ruby-throated hummingbird - Wikipedia
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
If you are like we are, some go south, but a small amount of different species stay.
Mellow
BCMA
Needed a break. The politics was getting absurd. Imma try to stay out of the political threads. Wish me luck!
Altissimus
TreeHouser
neighbor at the bottom of the hill puts out two plastic Crow Decoys in his yard , I don't get it ... what's that do ?
Altissimus
TreeHouser
Only thing I can guess is it's to discourage something ... Pigeons ?
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SeanKroll
Treehouser
Spring is here, and the birds are back.
Recently, I saw a bald eagle overhead, and a great blue heron. Ducks (mallard and what I think are buffleheads) redwing blackbirds, stellar jays, little brown birds, some hummingbirds, robins, mourning doves, and heard an owl recently.
Recently, I saw a bald eagle overhead, and a great blue heron. Ducks (mallard and what I think are buffleheads) redwing blackbirds, stellar jays, little brown birds, some hummingbirds, robins, mourning doves, and heard an owl recently.
FireFighterZero
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Sorry for the shadow. It would have been a good picture otherwise.
We found a kildeer nest in a parking lot in the big town over west.
She was very upset....and did the kildeer dance.
You really had to look to find her eggs. For a while I was worried I had stepped on them.
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