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Hi all. I wanted to share a nature observation! I was driving down a main street in my city. I followed the curvy road and passed through the university area.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a huge cloud fly up in the air. What was that?? I pulled in a parking lot and turned back to see what I was missing!
During their next plunge! A little fuzzy but you get the idea.
The chirping and squawking gave me the answer. There must have been millions! Or at least thousands. Weelll, I know for sure there were hundreds of small black birds, all sitting on the wires above me.
Those show some of the movement- how they flew back where I had come. It seems they were moving west? It was just about dusk, I noticed the sky surrounding them. And still they chattered and played on the wires.
Not a care in the world.
BTW, someone just told me these birds are called Starlings.
The bird pictures reminds me of some scenes from that old Alfred Hitchcock movie "The Birds."
I was driving down my street a few days ago, and when I passed my next-door neighbor's house I noticed this wasp nest dangling from a tree branch. I pulled into my driveway and headed next door to take some shots of this marvel of nature. The nest appears to be about 10 inches in diameter. Cool stuff!
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I was driving down my street a few days ago, and when I passed my next-door neighbor's house I noticed this wasp nest dangling from a tree branch. I pulled into my driveway and headed next door to take some shots of this marvel of nature. The nest appears to be about 10 inches in diameter. Cool stuff!
That is cool! Just don't anyone poke it with a stick!
Btw PJ, how are the walnut shells in IN these days. Srsly, what do they suggest about the upcoming winter?
Amazing! That is a marvel of nature and a beautiful pic!
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I was driving down my street a few days ago, and when I passed my next-door neighbor's house I noticed this wasp nest dangling from a tree branch. I pulled into my driveway and headed next door to take some shots of this marvel of nature. The nest appears to be about 10 inches in diameter. Cool stuff!
That is cool! Just don't anyone poke it with a stick!
Btw PJ, how are the walnut shells in IN these days. Srsly, what do they suggest about the upcoming winter?
Ah, you remembered that last year my black walnut tree predicted the extraordinarily mild winter!
This year's crop is a little more thin-skinned than normal, suggesting a fairly mild winter but much closer to normal than last year! We shall see.
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Hi all. I wanted to share a nature observation! I was driving down a main street in my city. I followed the curvy road and passed through the university area.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a huge cloud fly up in the air. What was that?? I pulled in a parking lot and turned back to see what I was missing!
During their next plunge! A little fuzzy but you get the idea.
The chirping and squawking gave me the answer. There must have been millions! Or at least thousands. Weelll, I know for sure there were hundreds of small black birds, all sitting on the wires above me.
Those show some of the movement- how they flew back where I had come. It seems they were moving west? It was just about dusk, I noticed the sky surrounding them. And still they chattered and played on the wires.
Not a care in the world.
BTW, someone just told me these birds are called Starlings.
These are some fantastic shots, Wild Flower! I've been noticing tons of starlings flocking around here, too, and often sitting on wires as in your photos. But never in such numbers are what you witnesses! Thanks for sharing your story and photos!
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Ah, you remembered that last year my black walnut tree predicted the extraordinarily mild winter!
This year's crop is a little more thin-skinned than normal, suggesting a fairly mild winter but much closer to normal than last year! We shall see.
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I did not know about black walnuts and predicting weather! Awesome info right there!!!
This year mine have a rather thick skin, and the insides were kinda odd looking. Does that mean anything I really don't know much about this stuff, since this is my first and only black walnut tree.
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I wanted to share a nature observation! 
I was driving down a main street in my city. I followed the curvy road and passed through the university area. 
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Just don't anyone poke it with a stick! 
predicting weather! Awesome info right there!!! 
I really don't know much about this stuff, since this is my first and only black walnut tree.
