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My veggie patch is a mess (please don't agree too enthusiastically). Next year ...netting!

submitted by paul_neri to Gardening 4 monthsDec 18, 2023 00:03:14 ago (+6/-2)     (i.ibb.co)

https://i.ibb.co/Wcv4P06/veggie-patch.jpg

The problem is this critter - the bower bird:

https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profiles/satin-bowerbird/

The female is a lovely bird and has a lovely whooping sound at dawn (male has the same sound, I think, but isn't as attractive). But the bower bird is partly a ground bird and very adept at getting into small places where it snips the leaves of new plants. So the plants hardly get a chance to grow let alone have fruit. I think the bower bird is probably second only to the brush turkey as an Aus gardener's nightmare.


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Yeah I'm not a fan of the cold. The heat can be unbearable but it's exotic, adventurous ...