Thursday, September 6, 2012

Sunny morning didn't last

The squirrel with the white spot was foraging under the feeder when another squirrel showed up.  They tussled and one levitated straight up.  White spot won.  Somewhat later the pecan thief scampered past, and lo, it was the white spot. 

All the usual birds were out today: dove, Carolina wren, hummer, cardinal house finch, chickadee, and titmouse.  I saw an egret across the creek and then I thought I heard a heron in the trees, but it was a crow mimic.  I could hear jays too.  It is very breezy, even gusty.

Several kinds of little beige to brown moths are feeding on the rosemary in daylight. The insect buzz is louder than the wind gusts in the trees.

The sun was gone by lunch and heavy, dark clouds began to rain around 2pm.  The rosemary feeders kept at it as long as they could.  It's coming down hard and continues to be windy.   

The rain slowly dissipated by 6pm and the birds came back for supper: Carolina wren, cardinals including two fledglings, chickadees, finches and titmice.  

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