You would THINK they would be pretty busy planting potatoes, but they seem to be more intent on cutting every single blade of long grass with any method available.
Wonder why?
A little birdie told me the reason, do some googling and you will figure it out.
(Bobolink)
During the breeding season, the Bobolink is restricted to grassland habitat and hayfields across most of southern Canada and northern United States.Nests are located on the ground in fields of dense grasses or weeds, well hidden from sight. The shallow nest is made from grass and weeds. There can be a high mortality of young in areas where there is early cutting and harvesting of hay.
ReplyDeleteThe attempted genocide of the "threatened" little Boblink is just one more lesson for the oh so expendable citizens of Melancthon Township. Whether you be man or bird...Highland cares not.
ReplyDeleteEverybody grab a camera and get those Melancthon Bobolinks on film!
Check out endangered and threatened species at
www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Species/index.htm
So it's ok for all the other farmers in Melancthon to cut hay, but not highland?
ReplyDeleteI guess they only nest on certain farms???
Farmers? Highland Companies is here to mine and they are purposely going out of their way to destroy nesting areas so they won't have any sightings of a "threatened" species on the land they want to blow the hell out of.
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ReplyDeleteThe difference between "all the other farmers" and Highlands is the "other farmers" wait to cut the hay when it is ripe, they do NOT cut it and let it lay in the fields under days and days of rain and "other farmers", you know, the REAL ones actually feed the hay to animals or sell it to someone who feeds the hay to animals. They don't renage on deals either. Just saying.
It appears they are removing the Bobolink habitat in the site plan area. And I don't know any of the "other farmers" who have filed an aggregate license application together with a site plan for aggregate.
ReplyDeleteThe original posting was made 7th June. I have lived in the Mulmur Melancthon area for 15 years and I have never seen any farmer cut hay before mid June at the earliest, they usually cut from end June/ July. Get your facts straight Mr/Ms "other farmers" dated June 10th. You obviously know nothing about farming in this region.....perhaps you're one of the Highland crew, because what they know about farming one could tattoo on a mosquito's left nipple.
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