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<blockquote data-quote="MiguelATF" data-source="post: 398354" data-attributes="member: 4648">We all know what a 'scarecrow' does - it is a figure erected in a field or near a garden, by a farmer, to frighten away the birds who might otherwise eat seeds or garden produce.&nbsp; But - is there such a thing as the opposite of a scarecrow?&nbsp; Something which instead of frightening away predatory animals - might actually serve as a way to welcome those who are &quot;gardeners' friends&quot;?&nbsp; Those were the thoughts going through my head when I spied this painting of a large bee - sitting propped in the branches of a tree. Could it possibly serve as a welcome sign - to other bees?Of course, that would presuppose that bees can recognize themselves inside of human artwork - which is a stretch.But I like the idea.And I liked seeing the bee painting - not mounted on a frame, on a human wall - but out here in the open, in this tree.[ATTACH=full]240637[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MiguelATF, post: 398354, member: 4648"] We all know what a 'scarecrow' does - it is a figure erected in a field or near a garden, by a farmer, to frighten away the birds who might otherwise eat seeds or garden produce. But - is there such a thing as the opposite of a scarecrow? Something which instead of frightening away predatory animals - might actually serve as a way to welcome those who are "gardeners' friends"? Those were the thoughts going through my head when I spied this painting of a large bee - sitting propped in the branches of a tree. Could it possibly serve as a welcome sign - to other bees? Of course, that would presuppose that bees can recognize themselves inside of human artwork - which is a stretch. But I like the idea. And I liked seeing the bee painting - not mounted on a frame, on a human wall - but out here in the open, in this tree. [ATTACH type="full"]240637[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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