While on a patrol to the far bog last week or so, we found this large feather in a meadow near the bog. Some cursory research did not come up with any identity of the source specie.
Proceeding along the meadow, we came across this substantial collection of feathers indicating some fairly large bird ended up here, literally.
For scale, these are 9 inches or more in length. We have speculated they may be turkey but the volume and size of these feathers suggest at least a big bird, or more than one?
We did not examine the high grass underneath the feathers, or the surrounding area, for other remnants; the Murphy did not seem to think there was much here, aromatically speaking, I guess.
We are into the second week of our hummingbird feeding season of 2019. After the disappointing garden season that diminished our humming-bird-attracting flowering plants, we have been discouraged. Hate to say it but, our excuse is “the deer ate our hostas!”
The wild flowers that attract the birds are also disappointing us, fewer in number and smaller in size than what has been typical.
We have had a regular couple of birds visiting from the very start. We are using brother Tom’s home-made sugar drink. Do we have any photos? No. The visits do not coincide with camera location or readiness. The birds are coming by between dawn and dusk; at some point, a prepared stake-out should allow us to capture some shots.
