What's the FloridaGardener doing in his garden? Check it and see! http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/BlogId/2/Default.aspx en-US info@floridagardener.com info@floridagardener.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:28:44 GMT Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:28:44 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 3.4.0.39853 <p><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">What is a Purple Martin </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">(<em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Progne subis</span></em>)</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">? And why do you want to invite them to your garden? Purple Martins are the largest member (to 8 inches long) of the swallow family of birds. They are famous for a number of things: 1) their prodigious appetite for bugs, 2) their aerial acrobatics, 3) their close association with humans, and 3) their yearly migration over land from <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> in the summer to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Brazil</st1:place></st1:country-region> in the fall.</span></p> http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/63/Default.aspx info@floridagardener.com http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/FGGardenBlog/tabid/59/EntryID/63/Default.aspx#Comments http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/Default.aspx?tabid=59&EntryID=63 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 01:22:00 GMT 0 http://www.floridagardener.com/DNN/DesktopModules/Blog/Trackback.aspx?id=63