Today, I found quite a few of these grains.
They look very pretty, pearl pink in color.
They seem to come from some kind of plant, but which one? I also wonder if they could perhaps come from horse manure—maybe some type of grain the horses have eaten?
However, they are scattered around, not just near the manure or a specific plant or shrub.
I look forward to your feedback!
They look very pretty, pearl pink in color.
They seem to come from some kind of plant, but which one? I also wonder if they could perhaps come from horse manure—maybe some type of grain the horses have eaten?
However, they are scattered around, not just near the manure or a specific plant or shrub.
I look forward to your feedback!
Thank you for your replies!
@Müllerin When you squeeze it, the pink skin comes off and this brown seed appears.
Nope, it doesn’t look like wheat either, and it would be highly unlikely in our garden.
Do birds really excrete something like this? So clean and bright? 0_0
@Müllerin When you squeeze it, the pink skin comes off and this brown seed appears.
Airea schrieb:
Ivy, Himalayan balsam, etc. Their seeds can look like this after passing through birds.
I would rule out pink-colored wheat grains aka rat poison.
Nope, it doesn’t look like wheat either, and it would be highly unlikely in our garden.
Do birds really excrete something like this? So clean and bright? 0_0
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Krille141018 May 2019 07:44Hello
For some time now, we have been finding exactly these grains or seeds – or whatever they are – on our garden terrace.
We collect them daily. Sometimes there are 5, other times 3, varying each day.
At first, we suspected it might be rodent poison.
We have no idea where they could be coming from or what they actually are.
We even took the grains to a wholesale plant supplier, but nobody there could help us.
They even sent the grains to Bayer and Compo!!
But even they don’t know what they are.
These grains are driving us crazy!!
Regards, Chris
For some time now, we have been finding exactly these grains or seeds – or whatever they are – on our garden terrace.
We collect them daily. Sometimes there are 5, other times 3, varying each day.
At first, we suspected it might be rodent poison.
We have no idea where they could be coming from or what they actually are.
We even took the grains to a wholesale plant supplier, but nobody there could help us.
They even sent the grains to Bayer and Compo!!
But even they don’t know what they are.
These grains are driving us crazy!!
Regards, Chris
Hello,
At our old house, we often found thousands of these seeds, always right below the decades-old ivy that grew up to a meter high (about 3 feet) and produced endless berries year after year, attracting many birds, especially blackbirds.
The "pink seeds" come directly from the ivy through the birds’ digestive tract.
By the way, many other people also cannot identify these seeds and get alarmed. Unfortunately, links are not allowed here, but if you search on Google for "seed discovery alarms kindergarten," you will find a relevant news article.
Best regards
Axel
At our old house, we often found thousands of these seeds, always right below the decades-old ivy that grew up to a meter high (about 3 feet) and produced endless berries year after year, attracting many birds, especially blackbirds.
The "pink seeds" come directly from the ivy through the birds’ digestive tract.
By the way, many other people also cannot identify these seeds and get alarmed. Unfortunately, links are not allowed here, but if you search on Google for "seed discovery alarms kindergarten," you will find a relevant news article.
Best regards
Axel
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