With the warmer weather today, I have enjoyed sitting quietly on the back deck and observing the wildlife awaken from its winter stasis. While the crows have been an idiosyncratic presence most of the winter, I was delighted to see and hear a few more species of birds. Cardinals, House Finches, and LBBs (little brown birds), who mostly disappeared for the winter, are drawn to our water garden for a drink or to freshen their feathers. These little twitterers also like to take the fluff from our miniature cattails to form their nests. As of today, the cattails have exploded into straggly puffballs - the perfect enticements for tiny beaks. For the few cattails that remain, velour-like chocolate brown, the end is near, as my husband will clean out the pond today to ready it for the frogs and fish that will soon call it home.
Sundown
6 hours ago
Love all the description and your use of fun vocab like LBBs and twitterers. Sounds like a perfect morning out on your deck.
ReplyDeleteI love all things bird and I love this little slice!
ReplyDeleteI noticed more birds today, too! I'm hoping this means the crows will split up into two's and poop somewhere else for a while. I love the description of the cattails. I used to really love them growing up - it brought back good memories.
ReplyDeleteWe both spend time outside watching birds. I also was amazed at the squirrels climbing and chasing. If that pond of yours needs fish, my pond has MANY - over 100 now. Check with me before buying any!
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