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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] Flowers

In a message dated 06/03/98 02:50:29 GMT,  jknoble@WARWICK.NET writes:

<  I
 >  am more than baffled about how learning to love slugs
 >  because they have a place in the eco-system, >>
 > Wrens eat them. >>

Now I know why I am so honoured to have wrens on the French property. With all
the stone walls I get too many slugs and snails. Some of the slugs are
revolting large rust coloured things and I do all I can to get rid of them,
maybe I'll rethink a bit.

The wren is a little charmer. He builds the family home in a small hole in the
stone wall inside the garage. There is a suitable aperture for them to come
and go. One year I went in to find the place full of tiny birds, obviously
they were leaving the nest for the first flight. I stood still and they all
found their way out via the door, I was worried they would hurl themseves
against the windows. Does anyone know if they return to the same nest each
year?

Mary in England.
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