At my home lately a pair of Great Crested Flycatchers has been
gathering nesting material. They make quite a noisy operation of it!
Harrison says both sexes build, but it seems like one bird gets to do
all the risky groundwork while the other stays posted in the relative
safety of the trees, calling out encouragement, and no doubt keeping
a sharp eye out for predators.
The young Ravens have been out of their nest (if there's anything
left of it) for several weeks I guess. Last week they began following
their parents in the direction of the L-P Preserve, demanding ever
more loudly to be fed.
The first brood of Phoebes left their nest beneath my eaves a few
days ago, to perch in the thin understory, looking like easy prey!
Lots of black rat snakes about now, so better out of the nest than in
it, I suppose. They're very quiet, compared to the recently fledged
Ravens, whose raucous begging easily carries across the gulf from the
razorback ridge over in the L-P Preserve.
The rash of bright sun brought out many red admirals last week, and
now tiger swallowtails.
"Watching meanderings of swallowtail
following thistle-blossom pollen trail
sipping flower juice
in the sun profuse
between shadows seeping through
to April Grove" -Chrysalis (1967)
-Geo
Geo Kloppel
Bowmaker & Restorer
227 Tupper Road
Spencer NY 14883
607 564 7026
g...@cornell.edu
geoklop...@gmail.com
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