Date: 5/21/25 8:08 am From: Shelf Life Community Story Project via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] huge fallout
I've been seeing a ton of aphids this year, in many sizes and colors,
including some particularly juicy ones that have appeared on a large
hellebore in my garden. Yesterday, at least four Wilson's descended to the
ground and feasted on the aphids. Hooray!!
Jill
Seattle
On Wed, May 21, 2025, 7:30 AM Dennis Paulson via Tweeters <
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> Wilson’s Warblers filled our yard this morning, minimum of 10 foraging
> through the trees. Some low enough to be breathtaking, most high enough to
> cause the classic warbler neck, silhouettes against a white sky. But that’s
> warbler watching. As Jim Danzenbaker reminds us, look up! I think the
> reason they stay high is because they are on the move, and it’s easier to
> move through the treetops than through the understory.
>
> Two Warbling Vireos added to the fun, but I saw no other species. These
> birds really like birch trees, which are full of insects in the spring.
>
> Dennis Paulson
> Maple Leaf
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