Friday, September 25, 2015

Warbler and warbles

The common yellowthroat returned for breakfast but there wasn't enough light for the camera.  I saw a bird by the fall webworm mess in the cherry but it was obscured by leaves.  A titmouse visited the feeder briefly. 

Several squirrels had sores from scratching where warble flies had laid eggs.  The maggots develop under their skin and apparently itch a lot.  However, it is not supposed to cause permanent harm. The sky was back to gray and a spit of rain hit the window after breakfast, but wind gusts dried it quickly.

I thought a bird that flew downstream might be a hawk but it was gone before I could be sure.  Small carpenter bees were busy in the rosemary in the light rain.  The regulars visited the feeder.


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