tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post9152443666337632189..comments2023-11-03T04:01:35.940-07:00Comments on Desert Canyon Living: Red Grass and Loggerhead ShrikesIngerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-56620797602909756582011-05-23T06:31:32.060-07:002011-05-23T06:31:32.060-07:00ogni posto ha i suoi "caretta caretta". ...ogni posto ha i suoi "caretta caretta". Da noi si chiamano così certe tartarughe di mare, non volano ma in mare aperto nuotano abbastanza bene.Mariolinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126672755049580954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-62642607717769583102011-05-21T09:37:04.529-07:002011-05-21T09:37:04.529-07:00We have something similar called 'red grass&qu...We have something similar called 'red grass" and its not very edible to mammmals, so it spreads fast, as no one is eating the seedheads! Our climate is somewhat similar to yours as we only have really a 2 1/2 to 3 month growing season - we not only have cactus and spanish spears, but we also have coneflowers,liatris etc.<br /><br />Darn back - hope it gets better for you - SUMMERS coming!Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-58168508561987591392011-05-20T20:10:49.178-07:002011-05-20T20:10:49.178-07:00Hi Inger -
As always: great pics! Also, very tou...Hi Inger -<br />As always: great pics! Also, very touching tribute to Kezia in your last blog entry. I sure hope he/she gets the needed surgery:) Best Wishes from me and my brood!rachael K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-1702874240665602772011-05-20T17:53:37.708-07:002011-05-20T17:53:37.708-07:00Very odd..the red grass..sounds like a type of gra...Very odd..the red grass..sounds like a type of grass which goes through this stage of colour. The shrike is a beauty..enjoy!fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-24586407094254094362011-05-20T17:01:49.118-07:002011-05-20T17:01:49.118-07:00Hope you are all better or at least improved. Mot...Hope you are all better or at least improved. Mother Nature does have some interesting twists and turns, doesn't she?Iowa Gardening Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457574109288160557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-82671546679872971462011-05-20T11:31:53.882-07:002011-05-20T11:31:53.882-07:00The red grass is indeed very interesting, Inger. T...The red grass is indeed very interesting, Inger. Thank you for sharing it with us. I clicked on each one of your pictures and seeing them very large is fantastic!<br /><br />I do hope your back improves soon. Not fun at all to be in pain. Sending you my most positive thoughts!<br />xxxxxxNegerigeletschtempoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07708703023956084522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-70979076162136148232011-05-20T10:59:37.448-07:002011-05-20T10:59:37.448-07:00The little bird is very pretty...the red grass mak...The little bird is very pretty...the red grass makes the hillside pretty also. Hope you can find out what it is and why is is growing on your hillsides.C and C Antiques and Animals - What a Life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16313586658439234080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-81787665715467672672011-05-20T10:36:25.102-07:002011-05-20T10:36:25.102-07:00Great photos! Especially the one of the Loggerhead...Great photos! Especially the one of the Loggerhead Shrikes. <br /><br />When the red grass turns to dead grass it certainly does become a fire hazard :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-60186196541750683532011-05-20T07:37:47.481-07:002011-05-20T07:37:47.481-07:00The loggerhead shrike is very cute.
I tried to f...The loggerhead shrike is very cute. <br /><br />I tried to find out about red grass on the Internet and didn't come up with much. They did say their is a fungal disease of lawns called red thread. Maybe with all of the moisture the native grasses are being affected by that?! Maybe?!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-7846914716849642342011-05-20T07:03:01.499-07:002011-05-20T07:03:01.499-07:00Thanks for your comments and I'm glad that I c...Thanks for your comments and I'm glad that I could show you something new and interesting. The red grass is definitely native. We are the only ones with planted grass, i.e., a lawn, in this entire canyon as far as I can tell. People who lived here before us planted it. It is green in winter and spring then yellow or turns to dust, but it comes back, faithfully, every year. The native grasses are mostly yellow, but now they have turned red. It may be the very rainy winter. Thanks for the bird ID confirmation also.--IngerIngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-83070699650553761342011-05-20T06:32:23.808-07:002011-05-20T06:32:23.808-07:00Hope your back heals fast. Enjoyed the photos, wha...Hope your back heals fast. Enjoyed the photos, what a peaceful place!Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-81018632317463728612011-05-20T06:26:41.621-07:002011-05-20T06:26:41.621-07:00Hi Inger .. Red Fescue is certainly a red grass - ...Hi Inger .. Red Fescue is certainly a red grass - and is a useful addition to meadow grasses and flowers - whether there was an overseeding last year .. but I guess a check would be wise.<br /><br />I'd rather have a mixed blooming .. but I love the position of your home - looks glorious.<br /><br />Hope the back heals .. it's not an easy area .. <br /><br />Glad the bird is sorted and confirmed .. Loggerhead - interesting name ..<br /><br />Cheers and rest up .. HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-63656751171470730932011-05-19T18:18:44.675-07:002011-05-19T18:18:44.675-07:00Inger,
How intriguing! red grass? gosh how interes...Inger,<br />How intriguing! red grass? gosh how interesting! I love hearing about your side of the country :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12795817810030681267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-9181621423399836182011-05-19T17:25:10.148-07:002011-05-19T17:25:10.148-07:00Agree with the Loggerhead
they are smaller than n...Agree with the Loggerhead<br /><br />they are smaller than northern, this one certainly looks thick and rotund<br /><br />they have a stubbier bill, which yours appears to have<br /><br />bolder contrast of mask to throat and the mask is wide. This shows well.<br /><br />They are great bug hunters and it is fun to watch one stake out a grasshopper. You might find them around this hunting perch.<br /><br /><br />I am not sure about your red grass<br /><br /> You may wish to contact your county extension. There are native red colored grasses. If this is a native, Why this is doing so well around you may be weather, lack of fire or even cutting. IF it is invasive they might have some info for youUpupaepopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840292738185134371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-29398998984481266732011-05-19T16:35:30.268-07:002011-05-19T16:35:30.268-07:00I also hope your back improves Inger!
I've ...I also hope your back improves Inger! <br /><br />I've never heard of 'red grass' and it's another reason why I love blogging because I've learned something new today! :-)<br /><br />Take care of yourself!~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-9105323142332123222011-05-19T14:53:21.316-07:002011-05-19T14:53:21.316-07:00I imagine that red grass is something of an anomol...I imagine that red grass is something of an anomoly with the weird weather we've been having. Now was it's time to thrive. <br /><br />Hope your back improves, Inger. A bad back can be so debilitating.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-56841539517382920092011-05-19T14:19:04.744-07:002011-05-19T14:19:04.744-07:00I think the red grass is beautiful.I think the red grass is beautiful.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11211553639708036919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-89359237360763421772011-05-19T14:13:43.385-07:002011-05-19T14:13:43.385-07:00This is beautiful and exotic. Thanks for sharing w...This is beautiful and exotic. Thanks for sharing with us. Loved it.<br /><br />Denise<3Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-31320843047006662572011-05-19T14:13:38.025-07:002011-05-19T14:13:38.025-07:00I will Google Red Grass and disease. I really woul...I will Google Red Grass and disease. I really wouldn't care if all the grass disappeared from around here during the summer because of the fire hazard. Due to the year's wet winter, there is a lot of grass. We have our safe zone cut back already, but now it rained again, so my husband may have to mow one more time. The red grass looks very fresh and healthy. I am touched by your good wishes concerning my back. It is not doing well today, so I'm resting.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-3248918591990962362011-05-19T14:03:50.353-07:002011-05-19T14:03:50.353-07:00It's fun to discover new birds!It's fun to discover new birds!Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-54197937189785949512011-05-19T13:15:33.931-07:002011-05-19T13:15:33.931-07:00It is such fun learning new things, Inger! I stil...It is such fun learning new things, Inger! I still get so excited about it! Red grass, can't help you with. Does it always stay red? Google "red grass"...:)JPjp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-76609384102601047472011-05-19T13:03:10.395-07:002011-05-19T13:03:10.395-07:00Hope your back is better soon. My hub sometimes s...Hope your back is better soon. My hub sometimes suffers from this. Very painful. Hugs!<br /><br />About your red grass: There is a red fescue that is a real grass. There is also red grass disease that is bad news. Perhaps you could contact your state's dept of agriculture for info. It's usually free to send in a sample for analysis and suggestions.Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-18433832034387634322011-05-19T12:28:12.598-07:002011-05-19T12:28:12.598-07:00I cannot explain the "Red Grss" but it s...I cannot explain the "Red Grss" but it sure looks beautiful in your pictures ~ Ally xAlly Lifewithallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544030189857058489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-59926474347490132672011-05-19T11:41:49.067-07:002011-05-19T11:41:49.067-07:00i do admire your wide open plains, with your seaso...i do admire your wide open plains, with your seasonal changes so full of surprises.bon bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222604600490116372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3271959060195052715.post-57227843291898517782011-05-19T11:15:40.764-07:002011-05-19T11:15:40.764-07:00You're becoming the Swedish Ansel Adams. When...You're becoming the Swedish Ansel Adams. When you publish your book--& I hope someday you will--please include photos.fishduckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625064875730860301noreply@blogger.com