Date: 4/18/25 12:18 pm From: Bruni Haydl <bruni...> Subject: What the heck....?
I'd caught a mouse in the garage and put it at the edge of the patio so that night creatures would eat it. Usually it is gone by morning. Not this time. When I looked out, there was a Chickadee pecking at the mouse belly, pulling fur! That was enough to make me get the grapevine heart stuffed with alpaca wool that I had purchased at auction recently. A Titmouse was pulling on it almost immediately, followed by the Chickadee. Nice to provide a bit of luxury in these tough times.😉
A few days ago a Mourning Dove crashed into the patio door with such force that it broke its neck. No doubt it was chased by a hawk because they are very familiar with the backyard and usually waddle around like chickens. It was gone by mid-evening, so it was someone's dinner.
This morning, I saw an Osprey in a sycamore on Wilt Rd. It may be the same one I saw a week ago on the other side of the Shenandoah on Bloomery Rd. The two pairs of Wood ducks were off Rissler Rd. Two Canada geese were sitting on their nest.
The Housewren has arrived. The female Towhee came several days ago. Not as flashy as the male but very sweet. My birding buddy in the subdivision next door just called with some exciting news. She saw a Red-headed woodpecker on her birdcam feeder. It was there at 7:15 but because she's not an early riser she only saw it on tape.
