4/21/19

Easter went good and bad for me. Family isn't fun to deal with for me but the animals were abundant.First, I spotted a male Northern Cardinal who refused to hold still for me to photograph his face. Then, I saw a mockingbird holding what looked like a spider in her mouth. She dived into a nearby bush which when later inspected held three small babies in a nest.It warms my heart to see that. I watched a pair of squirrels raid a bird feeder for several minutes. Those guys really pig out on that birdseed.

Once the squirrels had finally left, making quite some noise on the tree as they climbed up, scratching at the bark. I spotted a male house sparrow getting his fill from the feeder. Cute lil guy seemed like he had alot of personality. When I got home I spent an aching 30 minutes setting up a live beetle trap. I baited it with some apple and im excited to see what I might find tomorrow morning. Hopefully it's not full of ants or wasps.

In the front yard, my father was doing yardwork which summoned many wildlife to come out because of the loud noises and trimming of bushes. I found a Seven Spotted Lady Beetle first which was very exciting after years of seeing only Asian Lady Beetles. Then, my father accidentally cut a Dekay's Brownsnake in half with the weedwhacker. He felt bad about it. It was truly beautiful in the light though, I didn't know how pretty their scales were. It's nerves made it continue the move in my hand despite not having a front half. It was morbidly fascinating. Lastly, I found a Largus cinctus. I believe it is a cinctus because the tops of its legs were a vibrant red.

Tomorrow, I will be back with hopefully many observations of different insects from my trap. Wish me luck, INat.

Posted on April 22, 2019 12:41 AM by