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Same old young rabbit.

6/27/2012

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Rainy day.

Noisy with birds, empty of actual animals.

The Dogbane beetles are mostly hiding under leaves.

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Blacksmith,
Old Sturbridge Village

The only wildlife today was a goat who bit me from behind while I leaned on it's fence to draw.



July 26

If you don't like bugs, skip this part.

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Walkingstick on Oak

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Dogbane beetles

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Ant tending Thorn Leafhopper

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Robberfly with lunch

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The Daily Rabbit.

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June 24th, 2012

6/24/2012

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Mum's overloaded with rabbits.

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Rabbit sneaking into Mum's barn
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Song Sparrow

                                  Catbird
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June 23rd, 2012

6/23/2012

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Cabbage Yellow
butterfly
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Forest on a fencepost with steer.

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June 22nd, 2012

6/22/2012

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A phoebe visits the sundial.

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Just a chipmunk.

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Forest on a fencepost.

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June 21st, 2012

6/21/2012

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Downy Woodpecker courtship and a few moths.

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A micromoth on Dogbane.

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Nice camouflage.

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I leave the side door light on to attract moths. This is the Happy Birthday Moth (Rosy Maple Moth, really). A favorite since childhood.
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June 20th, 2012

6/20/2012

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I'll follow the Wrens for a while. They've settled on this house, which has no interior view at all.

To avoid monotony, watch this space for bug and small animal pictures.


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A wax-coated caterpillar

Eight Spotted Forester moth on Joe Pye Weed
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Robber fly with it's lunch.

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June 18th, 2012

6/18/2012

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I'm clear out of Phoebes. Here's a House Wren. I can't get to the nest; it's waaay into the thicket.

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Fledged! Noon, June 16th

6/16/2012

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This is Mama or Papa supervising the young'uns.

The House Wrens fledged at the same time, so they were making a racket on the other side of the house. Meanwhile, this Oriole (below) was fluttering about...kept landing in the wire and taking off just as I focused on it.

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The Phoebes were really difficult to pick out from their surroundings. And they flew fast and loopy, not at all predictable.

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Mama? Or is it Papa?

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A first look around

"Find the Hidden Phoebe"

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They flew like aerial stunt masters. No "practice" flapping in the nest, no missed perches...and very hard to locate in all the late spring foliage.

Phoebes are in the flycatcher family. Fancy flight is in their blood...


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I took dozens of photographs, then combed through them to find the birds.

Most of the pictures didn't have birds.


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"I'm not going."

I took a picture of what I thought was the empty nest, but saw this when I downloaded the pictures.

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"I'll just nap a little longer..."

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"It does look sorta fun, though..."



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And with that, the last phoebe flew (two hours after the others had left. Maybe this one was the last egg to hatch on Day One?).

Just before I left for work, a male Phoebe began a loud persistent song(they have been very quiet through all this). Maybe they will start another batch soon.

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June 16th, 2012

6/16/2012

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They'll fly soon.

Update...they DID fly, an hour later. Pictures tomorrow; I have to go to work!
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June 15th, 2012

6/15/2012

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Kitty watching; the phoebe is just to the right of her ear.

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