We found this critter while checking for water after Hurricane Ida drenched the area:
It’s on the outside of the vent screen and we have no objection.
We should put up a bat house to encourage more of its friends to hang out with us …
Tag: Wildlife
Other creatures in our world
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Soldering Iron Spider
I noticed something out of place when I fired up the soldering iron:
Soldering Iron Spider It’s not obvious in a flat photo without depth perception, but here’s a closer look:
Soldering Iron Spider – detail A tiny spider had set up shop just over the tip cleaning port, with a delicate web linking the sponge to the iron holder.
I tried to deport her outdoors, as is our custom with helpful critters, but she jumped off the web and scurried to an unknown spot on the bench. She’ll surely rebuild in an equally productive spot.
Obviously, I’m not soldering enough electronic gadgetry …
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Tree Frog Redux
Mary found another tree frog while picking Savoy lettuce for breakfast:
Tree frog on Savoy cabbage They’re much better camouflaged in their (more or less) natural surroundings, so I didn’t spot it at first, either.
They really are cute little gadgets:
Tree frog on Savoy cabbage – detail This is only the fourth tree frog she’s seen in the last two decades, but the second one in a month. It may be the same frog as before, although the garden now has a rather husky resident snake who seems to be eating well.
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Clearwing Hummingbird Moth
The butterfly bush attracted another Hummingbird Moth:
Clearwing Hummingbrid Moth As always, those gadgets are a wonder to behold!
Photo from the Pixel 3a, zoomed all the way, and showing why digital zooming isn’t the way to get nice pictures. On the other paw, it’s the camera I always have with me.
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Tree Frog
A myriad of tree frogs serenade us in the evenings, but we rarely see any. This fingernail-size critter was impossible to miss against a brown plastic trash can:
Tree Frog on trash can handle It sat tucked nose-up inside the handle until I loomed overhead, whereupon the edge seemed better. It eventually jumped to the ground, dozens of body lengths below, and hopped off into the leaf litter behind the cans.
We wished it well and expect to hear from it during the rest of the season.
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Goose Parade
Canada Geese seem primed to travel in a straight line, whether in the air, on water, along a rail trail, or even on a sidewalk:
Canada Goose parade – A They proceed around corners in an orderly manner:
Canada Goose parade – B But they completely ignore crosswalk markings:
Canada Goose parade – C We think two goose families joined forces for this outing: four large geese and seven goslings by our count.
The sidewalks sport a rich assortment of goose poop, so the geese obviously enjoy their hikes.
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Carolina Wren Construction
A great musical interlude on the patio announced an airlift of construction materials eventually producing this pile inside the top cover of the propane tank:
Carolina Wren – nest started atop propane tank The male Carolina Wren switched from the Tweedle of Great Nestbuilding to the less musical Mighty Chirr of Disapproval, presumably because he noticed a mouse (or, perhaps, chipmunk) occupying the lower ring of the tank. Rodents and birds do not coexist well at all; I have no doubt a mouse would climb right up the tank for a supply of breakfast eggs.
I must blow the crud off the tank before the next fill.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 