Saturday, June 15, 2019

EcoEcho Week 3, Part 3: Flycatcher Fornication in the Forest

Stock tank starts to settle out the clay in the irrigation water.

Somebody is eating this mushroom - it is a... dang I knew it when I found it. The t.v. is blaring in the background so I need to focus. I'm not in "full lotus." I'll get back to this: Bolete!

See the birdy? Staring out at me - that's the Yellow-bellied Flycatcher!

So here is the Lifesaver Filter with about 4 gallons of water in it - holding down the mushroom logs in the water.

Actually I think this is the "invasive" - I saw it on a state DNR sign later - and it is growing in the "utility cut" that also attracted the invasive cowbird....

So the Flycatchers are having babies? PHoto of that nest that I got an "overhead" shot of before - NOW had eggs!

As far as I know only "pet" birds will lay infertile eggs - meaning there's been some Flycatcher Fornication going on in the Forest!

The Alder Flycatcher's nest is a coarse, loose cup that nearly always has material hanging off it. The nest of the Willow Flycatcher tends to be neater, with no hanging material.
 Hmm. I may have BOTH.

 The eggs of hole-nesting birds are generally white or bluish-white to let parent birds find them easily and keep them safe from damage. Because they are usually well hidden inside the nest, it's less important for the eggs to be camouflaged. Examples of hole-nesting birds are woodpeckers, owls, kestrels and some flycatchers and swallows
hmmm

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