Sunday, May 16, 2010
Water and Warblers
The attraction of water lures birds in for close viewing all day long. The migrating warblers are the highlight now and I spent as much time as I could this weekend watching. The weather was glorious,and they won't be back with their bright plummage for a year.
The small circulating pond requires regular maintenance and cleaning and earns it's place by providing water for the birds and other animals. The Jays, Titmice, Catbirds, Robins and Sparrows come all day long to drink. The migrating birds come to bathe. In a single weekend, without leaving my backyard, I had close range views of the Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Yellow, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped and Black-and-white warblers, as well as the Baltimore Oriole, Wood Thrush and the Scarlet Tanager. Fantastic.
The small circulating pond requires regular maintenance and cleaning and earns it's place by providing water for the birds and other animals. The Jays, Titmice, Catbirds, Robins and Sparrows come all day long to drink. The migrating birds come to bathe. In a single weekend, without leaving my backyard, I had close range views of the Bay-breasted, Blackburnian, Yellow, Magnolia, Yellow-rumped and Black-and-white warblers, as well as the Baltimore Oriole, Wood Thrush and the Scarlet Tanager. Fantastic.
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