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rootofnewtwe have some kind of flycatcher... it might be an eastern phoebe. i'm not real good on identifying flycatchers.
well, our boxwoods attract lots of flies.
so we have several young phoebes (they still have wingstripes, most of them, but the stripes are fading fast) fluttering about. their tails bob and they swoop down and snatch bugs out of the air all day long.
i think we have an eastern pewee, too. it has a different song and doesn't bob its tail, but it looks a lot like the phoebe, just with brighter wing stripes.
hard telling, though.
we also have bluejays, titmice (both tufted titmice and various chickadees), graaaaaackles, nuthatches, mockingbirds, eastern bluebirds, robins, downy woodpeckers, goldfinches, cardinals.... the list goes on and on. :)
i put a birdbath out today. all the puddles in the driveway are dried up and have become dirtbaths.
i repotted some plants, replanted the petunias, split and potted the pennyroyal seedlings (hoping to drive away some bugs, swept the porch, ID'd my nearest trees (i've forgotten a lot of stuff in the years i've been ill), tossed down some mint, basil, and thyme seed, in hopes that they might take.
i'm tired.
and i have some sun. no burn. i don't burn easily unless i'm in the sun allll day and in the water, too.
i wasn't even in the sun much today.
ah, well. i needed some vitamin D. we'll see how my photoallergy is doing, too.
OHHHH! when i was moving the cooler to the back porch so it could dry in the sun, i walked right past our quietest neighbor.
it's black, with a yellowish belly with black spots. about four-feet long. and was sunning itself on our porch (just the first foot or so).
gorgeous, gorgeous king snake. :)
well, our boxwoods attract lots of flies.
so we have several young phoebes (they still have wingstripes, most of them, but the stripes are fading fast) fluttering about. their tails bob and they swoop down and snatch bugs out of the air all day long.
i think we have an eastern pewee, too. it has a different song and doesn't bob its tail, but it looks a lot like the phoebe, just with brighter wing stripes.
hard telling, though.
we also have bluejays, titmice (both tufted titmice and various chickadees), graaaaaackles, nuthatches, mockingbirds, eastern bluebirds, robins, downy woodpeckers, goldfinches, cardinals.... the list goes on and on. :)
i put a birdbath out today. all the puddles in the driveway are dried up and have become dirtbaths.
i repotted some plants, replanted the petunias, split and potted the pennyroyal seedlings (hoping to drive away some bugs, swept the porch, ID'd my nearest trees (i've forgotten a lot of stuff in the years i've been ill), tossed down some mint, basil, and thyme seed, in hopes that they might take.
i'm tired.
and i have some sun. no burn. i don't burn easily unless i'm in the sun allll day and in the water, too.
i wasn't even in the sun much today.
ah, well. i needed some vitamin D. we'll see how my photoallergy is doing, too.
OHHHH! when i was moving the cooler to the back porch so it could dry in the sun, i walked right past our quietest neighbor.
it's black, with a yellowish belly with black spots. about four-feet long. and was sunning itself on our porch (just the first foot or so).
gorgeous, gorgeous king snake. :)
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Date: 2002-06-05 08:27 am (UTC)Wishing you luck on the photosensitivity, I want to see you at Freak Day, dmmit!
-- Andi, fucking splint, arrghhh!! :/
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Date: 2002-06-05 11:37 am (UTC)