Wow - never knew that - or witnessed that - interesting. Thanks! On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote: > Jude, sparrows are little devils during the late winter when the first > tender, tasty new flowers pop up. They really go for crocuses, and Iris > danfordiae probably looks and tastes to them like a crocus. > Jim McKenney > > > > On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:09 PM, Jude Haverington < > tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sparrows ? I've never seen them feed upon flowers. If this is a > possibility, then I learned something new! > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 12:06 PM, Jim McKenney > <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote: > > > Sparrows would be my guess. > > The commonest sparrow here is the so-called English or House Sparrow > > which, as it turns out, is technically a Weaver Finch and not closely > > related to the other birds native here which are called sparrows. > > > > Jim McKenney > > Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where Song Sparrows > > and White-throated Sparrows are daily visitors to the crumb table at this > > time of year. > > > > > > > > On Monday, February 17, 2014 11:48 AM, Jude Haverington < > > tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > I'm not sure about your part of the country, but insects often eat plant > > leaves and flowers, and it could be a lot of different things. > > Additionally, it could even be something like rabbits, snails or slugs. > > You haven't included any details on the type of damage you are seeing. > That > > would be helpful. > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Luc Bulot <bulot@cerege.fr> wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > My recently planted Iris danfordiae went real fine and the flowers buds > > > started to bloom about a week ago... > > > > > > Unfortunately some pest seems to eat the flowers as soon as they start > > > to open... > > > > > > Did anybody experienced that ? > > > Any idea what kind of pest it can be ? > > > > > > Forgot to say that I am living in SE France... > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Luc > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >