tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post1418896635379665709..comments2024-03-27T21:19:02.636-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: Backyard Nature Wednesday: The martins are hereDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-26334665368578458682016-03-17T12:52:21.790-05:002016-03-17T12:52:21.790-05:00Birds generally stick to their ancestral ranges, a...Birds generally stick to their ancestral ranges, although those ranges are now expanding and changing due to climate change, so you may see more robins in the future. Purple Martins in the eastern part of the country are entirely dependent on housing provided for them by humans - a tradition started by the Native Americans who lived here. In the West, martins generally still nest in natural cavities in dead trees or other such places.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-47415593169036200022016-03-17T12:01:24.720-05:002016-03-17T12:01:24.720-05:00It seems I have encountered martins and martin hou...It seems I have encountered martins and martin houses in novels over the years but not in real life. But yesterday I saw a robin on my back hill. We don't have lots of robins, only a few in So Cal. I wonder why. If anyone would know, I figure it would be you!Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-6138850722810633352016-03-17T09:58:43.352-05:002016-03-17T09:58:43.352-05:00They are our true harbingers of spring.They are our true harbingers of spring.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32541484735066092732016-03-17T08:01:29.939-05:002016-03-17T08:01:29.939-05:00How beautiful they are!How beautiful they are!Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com