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I never see any fireflies at night anymore. When I was a kid, we would catch them and put them in a jar and watch them light up and then let them go. LOL
I had not seen any either until last week...they were up in the trees, sparking away...
The backdoor drama of the day -- a pair of Roadrunners was attacking my Quail family... Very clever teamwork trying to corral the chicks to a place they can't escape. I had to go break it up but found an unidentifiable corpse of some furry animal in the process. Maybe the pesky desert rat that eats the wiring off my truck? Good riddance if it is. The Roadrunners usually eat lizards and snakes, which is OK, but I'm attached to the Quail families. The Quail chicks scattered and the parents are trying to call them back. Meanwhile, the Mourning Doves are starting up a chorus of their favorite song: "whooo-who-who-whooo". I have three Quail families that manage to keep the chicks separated. This is the first time that I've seen my Roadrunner pair go after the Quail chicks but I'm sure it happens often enough.
The backdoor drama of the day -- a pair of Roadrunners was attacking my Quail family... Very clever teamwork trying to corral the chicks to a place they can't escape. I had to go break it up but found an unidentifiable corpse of some furry animal in the process. Maybe the pesky desert rat that eats the wiring off my truck? Good riddance if it is. The Roadrunners usually eat lizards and snakes, which is OK, but I'm attached to the Quail families. The Quail chicks scattered and the parents are trying to call them back. Meanwhile, the Mourning Doves are starting up a chorus of their favorite song: "whooo-who-who-whooo". I have three Quail families that manage to keep the chicks separated. This is the first time that I've seen my Roadrunner pair go after the Quail chicks but I'm sure it happens often enough.
Glad the quail families have you...the roadrunners must eat... but not little chicks, please!
Butterfly day, and I'm not familiar with most of the varieties. Spotted those common white ones, a big, almost-black one with yellow-edged wings, and a teeny cloud-blue one. They seemed to be after daylilies, and flew eccentrically, especially when the wind was up.
I saw what I thought was a moth flying around my flower garden. I did a double take when it put its head into a flower while hovering, and when the head came out, I saw it had a tiny beak. Although it was a colour I'd never seen before, I decided it must be a very young hummingbird.
Ironically, later that day a friend posted a picture of the same type of little creature, wondering if anyone could identify it. Several people told her it was a hummingbird moth. Looked it up, and sure enough hummingbird moths exist and don't appear to be considered a rarity.
How I made it this far in life without ever seeing one before is a mystery, but it was nice to see and learn something new.
I saw what I thought was a moth flying around my flower garden. I did a double take when it put its head into a flower while hovering, and when the head came out, I saw it had a tiny beak. Although it was a colour I'd never seen before, I decided it must be a very young hummingbird.
Ironically, later that day a friend posted a picture of the same type of little creature, wondering if anyone could identify it. Several people told her it was a hummingbird moth. Looked it up, and sure enough hummingbird moths exist and don't appear to be considered a rarity.
How I made it this far in life without ever seeing one before is a mystery, but it was nice to see and learn something new.
I remember seeing my first one too....so close to a hummingbird! Haven't seen that many through the years...
I was at work yesterday and saw a bear coming toward me on an overgrown trail. He got within about 60 feet, at which point I said "Hey Bear" and he was gone in a blur of black.
Today I was walking along the edge of a field and saw a wolf seeing me about 200 feet ahead of me. He was gone fast too.
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