tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post4455194422864859072..comments2023-07-04T22:09:51.208+08:00Comments on Tropic Temper: A Nest in the GingerGlenda Larkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-65998277432864305082010-08-17T22:45:50.730+08:002010-08-17T22:45:50.730+08:00No, it's not edible. Not because it's pois...No, it's not edible. Not because it's poisonous, it's just not tasty. Some of these forest gingers are used for perfumes and bath salts and that sort of stuff, though. There are lots and lots of different varieties. One of my husband's hobbies...glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-22285774170892413112010-08-17T22:19:47.872+08:002010-08-17T22:19:47.872+08:00Much better kind of nest than the one you had in y...Much better kind of nest than the one you had in your bathroom LOL<br /><br />When you refer to gingers, are we talking edible ginger here?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-21660078790223733812010-08-17T16:18:20.154+08:002010-08-17T16:18:20.154+08:00This pair of bulbuls build at least two nests a ye...This pair of bulbuls build at least two nests a year, laying two eggs each time. The maximum known longevity of a YV Bulbul is 17 years. They are sexually mature at one year old. So if they raised all their young to maturity, in 17 years one pair would have almost 70 offspring and they would all have young...imagine the population explosion! Of course, this doesn't happen. Most young birds die. That's the cruel nature of things...<br /><br />In other words, it doesn't do to get too upset by the death of individuals in the bird world. It's the way things are.glenda larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568199985482116193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22066416.post-40737166877092999262010-08-17T16:00:39.799+08:002010-08-17T16:00:39.799+08:00These pics remind me of my childhood.
The bulbul...These pics remind me of my childhood. <br /><br />The bulbuls nested anywhere, were notoriously careless (or silly) parents, and the chicks had a high mortality rate.<br /><br />I finally got fed up of stepping into the garden to find chicks fallen from the nest being eaten alive by ants... and plugged all 'nestable' nooks and corners of our garden.<br /><br />The bulbul parents in your garden seem pretty smart though, the chick looks secure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.com