A new bird for me: a chestnut-sided warbler.
I went out in the heat to fill the water fountain. This bird was up in the birch tree, singing. It landed in the lilac, and moved to the electrical cord. Sitting right near me, I was quite excited.
chestnut-sided warbler from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Fred is providing much fodder for my blog. Fred bopped off to the shed, where he has another burrow.Fred May 31 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
You'll recall we were worried about bumble bees moving into his burrow. I hadn't seen him for days, and got up at 5 a.m. in the dawn to throw dirt on the opening. I was sitting on the back deck, and spotted him coming up from the meadow. First, he went to the shed, then I found he'd been digging.
Sadly, the overnight clouds did not amount to rain. They were moving south east, but nada. We are quite dry.
JB found two near our house, on the highway. Victims. One was alive, and he took it to our vet, who accepts them. There was paperwork, and he had to phone it in. Turtles Kingston wants to know if you find a turtle. He did so, and they asked him to take the dead one in, as well, as they might be able to harvest eggs. "Please report any and all sightings, dead or alive to our website."
Our turtle populations are at risk. A Midland Painted turtle. RIP.
This is the last video of the robins. They have fledged! May 31st
Baby robins from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
We made it to Friday. Happy weekend!!!
