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And so many elephants!  We spent hours watching the interaction of wildlife at waterholes, some man-made, some natural, all giving much information about the environment and its inhabitants.  </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8S75bU2OlicRY3xq0JB2kmErl4VLX9rXI-BBJuZlibIPJ4IQEQDd9jyvWQE0YXo_50P-elPl8bLFWoEcxvG13z9bDr0svQ_9sjbkx0ZXmRInQ_4YSEwRKU7eFKL5gehrM78WDDBosAtyf2Rjda-82NZdasTwIJeGmShumMRSZKrLPOtJclBINL8Y0EpZ/s4155/Young%20and%20Bold.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4155" data-original-width="3000" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8S75bU2OlicRY3xq0JB2kmErl4VLX9rXI-BBJuZlibIPJ4IQEQDd9jyvWQE0YXo_50P-elPl8bLFWoEcxvG13z9bDr0svQ_9sjbkx0ZXmRInQ_4YSEwRKU7eFKL5gehrM78WDDBosAtyf2Rjda-82NZdasTwIJeGmShumMRSZKrLPOtJclBINL8Y0EpZ/w314-h436/Young%20and%20Bold.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><p>This painting is of a young bull elephant, maybe three years of age, who came bursting onto the waterhole scene, growling and trumpeting, causing a heard of Cape Buffalo to scatter.  What a surprise for me.  I never imagined a young elephant would have so much power.  He was so small, but so confident and bold.  </p><p>Please join me at my art website, <a href="https://www.vickiehenderson.com/" target="_blank">Vickie Henderson Art</a>, where I have created a blog post that tells the rest of this story and how my visits to S. 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But, for the past two days they have been more active, disappearing up into the trees.   And today it is sunny and 69 F degrees.  A moment ago, a cicada flew by me clicking.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfZy6M-npKyuPvRMdiiY82AZznOqitSEWNwO44eEgBitwlsSaEnVRzFPz5Z0L_0UL9se0zKEU7GBNhoTcOgJSk06vWg_YIz5YdS73ehod5GsF5BeVl8qh6J5Zu5y1BtZMZHuhbLFqjok/s2048/IMG_8679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfZy6M-npKyuPvRMdiiY82AZznOqitSEWNwO44eEgBitwlsSaEnVRzFPz5Z0L_0UL9se0zKEU7GBNhoTcOgJSk06vWg_YIz5YdS73ehod5GsF5BeVl8qh6J5Zu5y1BtZMZHuhbLFqjok/w640-h480/IMG_8679.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>This slow period has offered unexpected opportunity for me to see several nymph transformations.  The adult insect emerges from its nymph shell in a soft white stage, before the exoskelton and wings have had time to harden and become the mature insect we normally see.  If I had not seen Sir David Attenbourough's excellent video, Amazing Cicada Life Cycle, I would not have known I was looking at the same insect.  </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Fl5lhrDbyyl_4HoLXUp_U5t6uxt_9fd2T_KxmP0yuIc6RGtRm4TXwFYQKxFO0fXe5sRKcU8E3ptu2yh7lYIaHExNGoUebHtlhNmJGCv9QxUcpTLe9ZAbRy2XzNzrmkpHkXce1gg300s/s2048/IMG_9162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Fl5lhrDbyyl_4HoLXUp_U5t6uxt_9fd2T_KxmP0yuIc6RGtRm4TXwFYQKxFO0fXe5sRKcU8E3ptu2yh7lYIaHExNGoUebHtlhNmJGCv9QxUcpTLe9ZAbRy2XzNzrmkpHkXce1gg300s/w640-h488/IMG_9162.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I encountered this change as it was progressing and photographed it intermittently for 79 minutes.  These transformations are happening constantly as the cicada nymphs crawl out of the ground.  It is the most magical part of the whole metamorphosis and most of the time we don't even notice cicadas until they begin their deafening song.  That is, unless they are all over your garden.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9bUSYKRpoOf3VuqJWFJk7JY-HBTLvIJCZz33Ijj2epQij5FYzkSxQPS3_wCNKlh3EFU4L1vCrLiSGL_mGxCgXJdh9lD8TmgpA9jsZEkUGPmj-Hjg3B3ipe7v-o8PBYLl2xWdKbLOd5k/s2048/IMG_9172.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2048" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl9bUSYKRpoOf3VuqJWFJk7JY-HBTLvIJCZz33Ijj2epQij5FYzkSxQPS3_wCNKlh3EFU4L1vCrLiSGL_mGxCgXJdh9lD8TmgpA9jsZEkUGPmj-Hjg3B3ipe7v-o8PBYLl2xWdKbLOd5k/w640-h500/IMG_9172.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Even when they are all over your garden, as they are mine, there is nothing to feel concern about.  They aren't feeding.  They fed like crazy on tree root sap under the ground for seventeen years.  Now all they care about is mating and starting their seventeen year cycle all over again.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgR_Ai9rN3nw-kQ0WYNfB3C_PfXb0cJgUSXvvHvGTSwpoKI2BHBEg0vDnk84-94tuKY2qwLH0XAO4PuhMAv1wSfQFJT2VgWjAiRiW-uPuzVVdtm0sWYystCulXmEasU8n8z4QXD02wmQ/s2048/IMG_9232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2048" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgR_Ai9rN3nw-kQ0WYNfB3C_PfXb0cJgUSXvvHvGTSwpoKI2BHBEg0vDnk84-94tuKY2qwLH0XAO4PuhMAv1wSfQFJT2VgWjAiRiW-uPuzVVdtm0sWYystCulXmEasU8n8z4QXD02wmQ/w640-h472/IMG_9232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Notice the wings starting to increase.  They expand rapidly as the cicada emerges from the nymph excoskeleton which then becomes an empty casing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMoZ7xSlvK48hPKMp1QpfD6iKcU0jdrn853ePnlSlI0_WUZtf_gRd0xi5vLGtsy1ZzMEXmEVp5_Btb-fCqqr7_fHxFJ1YanRrjecREmiMpgXRto-2GZo4tn3_BIyrkqo65VcoDS67pck/s2048/IMG_9240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="2048" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMoZ7xSlvK48hPKMp1QpfD6iKcU0jdrn853ePnlSlI0_WUZtf_gRd0xi5vLGtsy1ZzMEXmEVp5_Btb-fCqqr7_fHxFJ1YanRrjecREmiMpgXRto-2GZo4tn3_BIyrkqo65VcoDS67pck/w640-h484/IMG_9240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aPzswqI2SHEkM7zwadroW1WYlq6i0tzICjgn63hKxu75HTuewMz19FBzgzZEcbpHPD1C6h8zW-CGye5e_3eGILhtUBkCQyl3RsmJ9lh1RPUBRXgSfHnzvkcWoUfmm5CePNUTJ4Tc87Y/s2048/IMG_9291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9aPzswqI2SHEkM7zwadroW1WYlq6i0tzICjgn63hKxu75HTuewMz19FBzgzZEcbpHPD1C6h8zW-CGye5e_3eGILhtUBkCQyl3RsmJ9lh1RPUBRXgSfHnzvkcWoUfmm5CePNUTJ4Tc87Y/w640-h469/IMG_9291.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>You will seldom see posts from me about insects.  I value them and appreciate their contribution to our natural world but they are not generally the focus of my art or my writing.  This insect, however, has my attention.  The Seventeen-year Periodic Cicada, also known as Brood-X, <i>Magicicada septendecim.  </i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzaoZBJXze2Rb8wmWIhdCnKdXZ5IaTHhlPemfFZM39iwN0R7_EnXC-KMZYefcUeLsPqX1-y1OMhG9rOZ4LYNElEilCtjBHDCNfa5RU1xCJdXvp5OT8m5G9UuCPpunifmjCLG_B9hMrZA/s2048/IMG_9286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="2048" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzaoZBJXze2Rb8wmWIhdCnKdXZ5IaTHhlPemfFZM39iwN0R7_EnXC-KMZYefcUeLsPqX1-y1OMhG9rOZ4LYNElEilCtjBHDCNfa5RU1xCJdXvp5OT8m5G9UuCPpunifmjCLG_B9hMrZA/w640-h432/IMG_9286.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>An insect that spends seventeen years underground, feeding on the sap of trees, only to emerge seventeen years later, for only two weeks, to sing, breed, lay eggs, and begin this life-cycle all over again. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZdbhxID5SOLasvDVU90FJfwSwu2zOtUHY94O4VPu-o61Tp3zNno9s11zVkmi7XRDuHVN_2A78umDeMDd0vd6VKFBJ-v52KwgZWoiGKAuuHFjbFzE-9WW-53e4PsnRkP2dNM9O6ZrnP0/s2048/IMG_9143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBZdbhxID5SOLasvDVU90FJfwSwu2zOtUHY94O4VPu-o61Tp3zNno9s11zVkmi7XRDuHVN_2A78umDeMDd0vd6VKFBJ-v52KwgZWoiGKAuuHFjbFzE-9WW-53e4PsnRkP2dNM9O6ZrnP0/w640-h428/IMG_9143.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I've been through a seventeen-year emergence before, aware of it only because of the noise.  Thousands of males, all at once, flexing a drum-like organ in their abdomen.  It can be deafening.  But right now there is no sound.  There is just this slow, steady increase in numbers.  Speculation is that the temperatures have been too cold and everything will change when the ground warms up to 64F degrees.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdXPowsxKqgklkKPxKZA0l-wQptKa34voP7cUIIrZf43xC8KjicDEYNgMvcOt6UbNFurtzs5VEhIIeUECZFiZoy-wO9wnt3FdS-CsWEfLz1iu4jz33zdsN77cPfHomvSCz5LVuJpLhDU/s2048/IMG_9067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdXPowsxKqgklkKPxKZA0l-wQptKa34voP7cUIIrZf43xC8KjicDEYNgMvcOt6UbNFurtzs5VEhIIeUECZFiZoy-wO9wnt3FdS-CsWEfLz1iu4jz33zdsN77cPfHomvSCz5LVuJpLhDU/w640-h426/IMG_9067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This emergence is different for another reason. It is happening in my yard.  The quiet is eerie.  Does it mean only females have emerged? Are the males just two cold to sing?  East Tennessee's May has been unseasonably cold with many days hovering in the 50's F.  These cicadas are lounging near the ground, on ferns, viburnum, coral bells, even the ginger, any plant that happens to be nearby when they exit the ground.  They are also climbing the beech trunks and if you think to look over-head, you'll find them hanging out in the lower canopy.  </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOi8_oGva6Dkc5S82jF2L0zOKduTZHAGY-gyYpVz9fXO4FsCaJC5IZfxRDvWe2IKqZS9hSNTykdz4oK-S4OC9FqCthZcaHoKACQpvbnS8hxHzZdvm9ftI4iqAiRavZoT4PdFT0CeWUes/s2048/IMG_9229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOi8_oGva6Dkc5S82jF2L0zOKduTZHAGY-gyYpVz9fXO4FsCaJC5IZfxRDvWe2IKqZS9hSNTykdz4oK-S4OC9FqCthZcaHoKACQpvbnS8hxHzZdvm9ftI4iqAiRavZoT4PdFT0CeWUes/w640-h426/IMG_9229.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>According to science, these insects like to emerge when its warm, a ground temperature of 64 F degrees at least.  But mine are emerging anyway.  Quietly, almost secretively.  Slowly.  The sheer numbers are starting to feel creepy.  And while we are waiting for the full effect, I want you to see what I refer to as the "fairy princess" phase of cicada metamorphosis.  </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0_cspxeScYIDlUYmdOXlW0JqE_wwwyXnOw2Ko4DDq8YeHDm0TlCk232C4L3thHNwD_bd6qqrUHwxEjb9SUvvUfgb5YDBUw6TbIE_8uZssWN70jrwUgDiwbVZMAqRu_TyjJoG9WnLNY0/s2048/IMG_9157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2048" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0_cspxeScYIDlUYmdOXlW0JqE_wwwyXnOw2Ko4DDq8YeHDm0TlCk232C4L3thHNwD_bd6qqrUHwxEjb9SUvvUfgb5YDBUw6TbIE_8uZssWN70jrwUgDiwbVZMAqRu_TyjJoG9WnLNY0/w640-h490/IMG_9157.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>I think this phase is magical, the beautiful, delicate wing pattern and lovely yellow trim.  And yes, that other-worldly face. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAMsgAqtT1Tm3o9yWQ48rer5wzp3abTKuv4ebEg3hNLXuEHKb7EGymSIqcAsYoa-catIczRYn6-ab8-LFrpJx3NAvrdhnDashTf4JaCy3Mn3boIHdvgnzjxcyMnOq4wndRNCGH2isnOw/s2048/grosbeak_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAMsgAqtT1Tm3o9yWQ48rer5wzp3abTKuv4ebEg3hNLXuEHKb7EGymSIqcAsYoa-catIczRYn6-ab8-LFrpJx3NAvrdhnDashTf4JaCy3Mn3boIHdvgnzjxcyMnOq4wndRNCGH2isnOw/w640-h480/grosbeak_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Juvenile Rose-breasted Grosbeak watercolor sketch by Vickie Henderson</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For those of us who love birds and love to watch them, we have a ready-made source of enjoyment no matter where we are. Autumn, a season of migration, presents delightful opportunities to see birds that only visit our yards briefly enroute to wintering grounds. This season, the birds that caught my eye were the colorful Rose-breasted Grosbeaks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOUYD0UG8eTkXN1W8R9Go6WunVpHETpkUmGuvXg2Q8j2igfOBSDV4e25Gff_MpPk46lWx8DDRPQpIpt7U3-QlEHxQ7_hmqFrugtkSZ9wSNHC635a8oUwGN9V4g9dJfV376LZezt5NNxg/s2048/IMG_3132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2048" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOUYD0UG8eTkXN1W8R9Go6WunVpHETpkUmGuvXg2Q8j2igfOBSDV4e25Gff_MpPk46lWx8DDRPQpIpt7U3-QlEHxQ7_hmqFrugtkSZ9wSNHC635a8oUwGN9V4g9dJfV376LZezt5NNxg/w640-h454/IMG_3132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Even though Rose-breasted Grosbeaks are feeder friendly, they are also shy, a shyness almost equal to our flighty American Goldfinches. Definitely not the boldness of the Carolina Chickadees, Tufted Titmice or Northern Cardinals that frequent the feeders. I had snapped a couple of grosbeak images through the window, but did not find these very satisfying, especially since the red, brown and black patterns on each immature bird varied so greatly and were so much fun. Natural birdy watercolors. Splashes of color and unique shapes while feathers morph into patterns that more resemble parents. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_fnXUycG6ESsP_-ypbYddTy8WYLr0-TFdJdmqhGhMObSrMSm2zkgPvA2HdYLjsZE8mU2UfG8roOmG_wEbE0zljCuDjXQz7NhVTAvDqyhUD0CbbcnfYsaYRDJ5_KmAz8KrkYzwDe8S7s/s2048/IMG_3088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1580" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_fnXUycG6ESsP_-ypbYddTy8WYLr0-TFdJdmqhGhMObSrMSm2zkgPvA2HdYLjsZE8mU2UfG8roOmG_wEbE0zljCuDjXQz7NhVTAvDqyhUD0CbbcnfYsaYRDJ5_KmAz8KrkYzwDe8S7s/w640-h494/IMG_3088.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Hoping to be as non-threatening as the stone wall behind me, I settled myself on my porch a distance away, camera in hand. Being still has its rewards! My first surprise was the arrival of our resident male Hairy Woodpecker. He alerts all to his presence with his loud chirps, much to my appreciation. I loved that he hung around on a trunk for a few photos while he checked out the rainy day crowd at the feeders.  </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUzkArEaUkYwFq_v4sk5a_8SmhqnTXwLwQQEwYzresHQ1-raUmMoYArQ_ho5IXM3tnc7OdsBU7RJeu0-nU-PlGt7Xrwle_-Zvdf6GwonWwPb_FZYrHciJc9cpdpKu-buCeOUNsRy2b3I/s2048/IMG_3086_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUzkArEaUkYwFq_v4sk5a_8SmhqnTXwLwQQEwYzresHQ1-raUmMoYArQ_ho5IXM3tnc7OdsBU7RJeu0-nU-PlGt7Xrwle_-Zvdf6GwonWwPb_FZYrHciJc9cpdpKu-buCeOUNsRy2b3I/w640-h510/IMG_3086_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>Next, Red-breasted Nuthatches! An irruptive species that we only see in Tennessee when conditions bring them farther south for food.  Fiesty little nuthatches with distinctive personalities, they fly in fearlessly and leave just as swiftly except when they want to display a nut meat? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Suo2aXjakeoBbO6Deng3rekR8DbtFr3FbCj8c5oY_IDKyKGKsaEFw-KQQ2Yqk2Fbc4hbiUtU7vZExwWZn3YkikZ6N6gVgt6fx7WrvWQ_6-fF6k4f8NcIdY8HQzsAAfpAThIcHMb75S0/s2048/IMG_3074-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Suo2aXjakeoBbO6Deng3rekR8DbtFr3FbCj8c5oY_IDKyKGKsaEFw-KQQ2Yqk2Fbc4hbiUtU7vZExwWZn3YkikZ6N6gVgt6fx7WrvWQ_6-fF6k4f8NcIdY8HQzsAAfpAThIcHMb75S0/w640-h474/IMG_3074-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>This nuthatch held his nut piece high in the air and turned his head this way and that way, as though displaying it to other nuthatches? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcrUcJiW8SLnwn4CwjERUSKzdPD_SjBaMbZkWgo2s1_Y5Zh7ybewtNTpl4K6nDWO32LYilQEPTzSWiMxtEew9gDcAuqWuWFZUQ5uRL5ZsdOk6uEkuHej3EUUk5cue6Hh7C8zZtuhDXR0/s2048/IMG_3076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2048" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcrUcJiW8SLnwn4CwjERUSKzdPD_SjBaMbZkWgo2s1_Y5Zh7ybewtNTpl4K6nDWO32LYilQEPTzSWiMxtEew9gDcAuqWuWFZUQ5uRL5ZsdOk6uEkuHej3EUUk5cue6Hh7C8zZtuhDXR0/w640-h504/IMG_3076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Later I heard a "convention" of nuthatches over my head having a big discussion, everybody "talking at once"! "Toutie, tou, tou, tou, toutie-tou." I even searched for an owl as a possible reason for their excited vocalizations. I would have loved to have been able to count them. Just how many nuthatches was I seeing and hearing? Was it just two or a whole flock?  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnNkb4uYaGTMuH1qRHmYSkOJ6tbvej9QTqfkP7TmCpM38TzYKCPuCSRgOoQJHuq9MMtLbirYWEF8jpSPf24xGsr2G1HAFtH_NjCq_XCC_Kj5ijiGox0dalNlZDbuCp1JPRYbCrivSZCk/s2048/IMG_3127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="2048" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZnNkb4uYaGTMuH1qRHmYSkOJ6tbvej9QTqfkP7TmCpM38TzYKCPuCSRgOoQJHuq9MMtLbirYWEF8jpSPf24xGsr2G1HAFtH_NjCq_XCC_Kj5ijiGox0dalNlZDbuCp1JPRYbCrivSZCk/w640-h478/IMG_3127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I did find a shy immature male Rose-breasted Grosbeak, hiding in the leaves near the feeders. Patience rewarded me with a clear view as he finally ventured more into the open after a few minutes. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFf_bh7SX6hp9KJDk0i0dDQlxSx_mpVZKsvOvIQesFSz7Sed9xLCV6dCEGhjIXjO4HO9qlNPbkbXq7csRq6ve2FfTTqd_VpRSl2wQUhVgFKKgQkyltQ4-KhT-FQ5nQKM5uTTmSAjs4f0/s1776/IMG_3117_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="1776" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFf_bh7SX6hp9KJDk0i0dDQlxSx_mpVZKsvOvIQesFSz7Sed9xLCV6dCEGhjIXjO4HO9qlNPbkbXq7csRq6ve2FfTTqd_VpRSl2wQUhVgFKKgQkyltQ4-KhT-FQ5nQKM5uTTmSAjs4f0/w640-h504/IMG_3117_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div>Without a doubt, being still draws you deeper into the natural world around you, stirring renewal and wonder. For an instant, you are present, transported, and a part of it. Alive and curious.  Armed with more questions than answers, you leave that moment reluctantly but satisfied and eager to do it again!</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div addthis:title='Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Red-breasted Nuthatches and a Hairy Woodpecker!' addthis:url='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2020/10/rose-breasted-grosbeaks-red-breasted.html' class='addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style'><a class='addthis_button_compact' href='http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=xa-4c5eb6ed0d8d4c9b'>Share</a> <span class='addthis_separator'>|</span> <a class='addthis_button_facebook'></a> <a class='addthis_button_myspace'></a> <a class='addthis_button_google'></a> <a class='addthis_button_twitter'></a> </div> <script src="//s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4c5eb6ed0d8d4c9b" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn'>Vickie</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2020/10/rose-breasted-grosbeaks-red-breasted.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2020-10-11T22:33:00-04:00'>10:33 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2020/10/rose-breasted-grosbeaks-red-breasted.html#comment-form' onclick=''>1 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=2010921422659089253&postID=4741162473676585008' title='Email Post'> <img alt="" class="icon-action" height="13" src="//img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" width="18"> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734553807'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2010921422659089253&postID=4741162473676585008&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszMq1u2eJM0oRGuZET812cxjcjiU2B9cjK7Fk1JLgo8Qog1iV_Bm7s7CI3yHC4dFQ3jh97dZbfre77L7l8iyJ_pK96wCs0gYR8p3etFvt2iNYT3QxSJ2BYtlq2dOUrDKlQIRZ_TusmMo/s1000/IMG_2905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1000" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszMq1u2eJM0oRGuZET812cxjcjiU2B9cjK7Fk1JLgo8Qog1iV_Bm7s7CI3yHC4dFQ3jh97dZbfre77L7l8iyJ_pK96wCs0gYR8p3etFvt2iNYT3QxSJ2BYtlq2dOUrDKlQIRZ_TusmMo/w640-h469/IMG_2905.jpg" title="Gray-cheeked Thrush" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gray-cheeked Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>I've been hearing thrushy "pit" calls for the past week, but searching for the owners of these voices has been a challenge.  Even when I caught a glimpse of bird movement, it was too brief to ID the bird.  I have enjoyed a brief Swainson's Thrush song and a "vree" like call over the week but still no visual IDs until today!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDe8xm_GZ49iL1u-_x7wnKavgaiPtjy1L9X3URz_An6kSktm8fmHL3BDMD5jSeiVTGQxi1VECNC8RFwoAUhWKg-D_KJLhybSzzY4PIhRdp99FDjwkuwlKXjfRWTKODzov0qycMfrpbv0/s1000/IMG_2912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="1000" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDe8xm_GZ49iL1u-_x7wnKavgaiPtjy1L9X3URz_An6kSktm8fmHL3BDMD5jSeiVTGQxi1VECNC8RFwoAUhWKg-D_KJLhybSzzY4PIhRdp99FDjwkuwlKXjfRWTKODzov0qycMfrpbv0/w640-h472/IMG_2912.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I definitely feel charmed when I walk by my dining room window and spot a bird fluttering in the dogwood.  This time, I was doubly lucky.  My first bird was the elusive Gray-cheeked Thrush.  Last May this thrush was an accidental find and a life-bird for me in addition to being a new bird ID for the yard.  Once again I found a Gray-cheeked thrush in the same location.  Two of them, and now I feel certain they are regular visitors to the yard during migration.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_bD2XwIqpP67C64U53-11Spx3XQHf4Z_0onspLKEjdLn636XduY5mMjFZyr6jJVoYkDnSnCe4hdgxCzVFcVr3D8mhTR7WHVRdYSN0BwiTNG93r0Afbcijdv8tm5zfBjna0sLZZ6rkwQ/s1000/IMG_2919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1000" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_bD2XwIqpP67C64U53-11Spx3XQHf4Z_0onspLKEjdLn636XduY5mMjFZyr6jJVoYkDnSnCe4hdgxCzVFcVr3D8mhTR7WHVRdYSN0BwiTNG93r0Afbcijdv8tm5zfBjna0sLZZ6rkwQ/w640-h438/IMG_2919.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>A Swainson's Thrush flew in next (above) and displaced the Gray-cheeked Thrush.  The Swainson's showed a nice contrast in the eye and in body color.  In these two individuals, the Swainson's Thrush was more brown in appearance, but more importantly, the eye ring was distinctive.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoQ14XcNMVm9O4HYDX1cRwi3aqux1BQyWIAiWDaVhWNkus7bpddUnJuK67-zLrq-mq-IyVE1nBK8hp8xkgI5Qi1cUMivxvje8ZHKZFsn8xwihnVEWAnRzMhBzjt2KApSe5IqGQMn8DRA/s1000/IMG_2922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="1000" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoQ14XcNMVm9O4HYDX1cRwi3aqux1BQyWIAiWDaVhWNkus7bpddUnJuK67-zLrq-mq-IyVE1nBK8hp8xkgI5Qi1cUMivxvje8ZHKZFsn8xwihnVEWAnRzMhBzjt2KApSe5IqGQMn8DRA/w640-h452/IMG_2922.jpg" width="640" /></a></p>Like many of our bird observations, my view of the Swainson's Thrush was brief.  The Swainson's departed and was replaced by another Gray-cheeked Thrush.  This one was darker in appearance and I assumed wetter from the rain.  I believe it was a second Gray-cheeked.  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfKxcxY-sn29K6ahImH9L0Msi0WrvqTaeVz_55sz6LsxPuBMgaAKnKVy5sF64aL5Y-YIqb1y3O9VEHT6jxPbuI2veWc6hev33eUrh0k5Ii-mxKMhGMFYvJw011uGtq9BacGsUUl9V72Q/s1000/IMG_2940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfKxcxY-sn29K6ahImH9L0Msi0WrvqTaeVz_55sz6LsxPuBMgaAKnKVy5sF64aL5Y-YIqb1y3O9VEHT6jxPbuI2veWc6hev33eUrh0k5Ii-mxKMhGMFYvJw011uGtq9BacGsUUl9V72Q/w640-h454/IMG_2940.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>This one reminded me of why the dogwood is a great place to watch for berry-loving thrushes.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5T6R580ST4hGJycH9ktXGJMmewOg86Jvg481fJtcmIh6hn2mAY51RDnFQP5LXRSkkPRvFsD10b5D25SjS01Y0FZe_1BjIwu3x-qPXok_GSzgm8hwVKCg0ELaeF00Uw7OEECmQaKApww/s1000/IMG_2944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"> Young hummingbirds leave the nest full of curiousity and uncertainty. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXCrJbiUdVuWKIXNr5qNusHsw2IYCYpOIfOZvS_p8DVSZzphxh6cnr1Z9oKdOEJaLivLuZBiKS2OXvlIt9Oc8Lw4jkhsUOlSPln6LYi3ZYd9Ft8Z7TC7WVXK8UrOBYrnYRE_q1dSG6vA/s1600/IMG_9591_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="900" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYXCrJbiUdVuWKIXNr5qNusHsw2IYCYpOIfOZvS_p8DVSZzphxh6cnr1Z9oKdOEJaLivLuZBiKS2OXvlIt9Oc8Lw4jkhsUOlSPln6LYi3ZYd9Ft8Z7TC7WVXK8UrOBYrnYRE_q1dSG6vA/s640/IMG_9591_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> They have to figure things out quickly and innocence is short-lived, but their initial hesitation and confusion is easy to spot in the garden.  The hummingbird population in my yard in east Tennessee more than doubled in mid July when the first broods of nestlings left the nest.  A male Ruby-throated hummer dominated the five feeders on the garden side of the house, but he tolerated other hummingbirds in the garden.  <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMNWRTofo1K_R3pLbZR8Hb35ThsWjkHqd4nSmlUR_PRLCs1tWSaZbMo40xXnAugXL8rmQSwtyHtD5ZH6nvXoCPFskzclWF_6GQ6buG_QLlmSlzlLRz1tzZa3QPjwANoMlX18BBRw7WGs/s1600/IMG_4866.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="900" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyMNWRTofo1K_R3pLbZR8Hb35ThsWjkHqd4nSmlUR_PRLCs1tWSaZbMo40xXnAugXL8rmQSwtyHtD5ZH6nvXoCPFskzclWF_6GQ6buG_QLlmSlzlLRz1tzZa3QPjwANoMlX18BBRw7WGs/s640/IMG_4866.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> When mature acorns are abundant in early autumn, flocks of grackles noisely move from tree to tree feasting on the juicy nut meats. The first time a roaming flock landed in the oaks over my house, it sounded like hail was pelting the roof.  I looked out on the deck to see leaves, twigs and pieces of acorns falling like rain from Southern Red Oaks overhanging the house and deck.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVi-zG35eNrlazl45If4LrsBoA1PSl4U-XWTl86voFJw5gH91S4qh9ZauoGaWBjL2gXc_eO_jv9M7NhQHnCe0uQo5XA6NBUfigrDhR4z0bwqP8mo_WVS9FtKykZfyorJFcn1ky83v9nY/s1600/IMG_4867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="900" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVi-zG35eNrlazl45If4LrsBoA1PSl4U-XWTl86voFJw5gH91S4qh9ZauoGaWBjL2gXc_eO_jv9M7NhQHnCe0uQo5XA6NBUfigrDhR4z0bwqP8mo_WVS9FtKykZfyorJFcn1ky83v9nY/s640/IMG_4867.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Common Grackles noisily feasting in a Red Oak.<br /> <br /> While we usually think of grackles as feeding in fields and on the ground, they also dine in trees.  While most of the grackles were in the limbs, some were also foraging on the ground underneath, picking up fallen nut pieces. It was the nut pieces with their serrated edges that intriqued me.  I wondered how they were cracking them open. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRebSTEqLWbLnBAmKFNWRU7f6Fe7J7oLfyq67R4t9jDUDVeAG8vpuzg3HGhcEnDZHb6gp2bOMtU8A2JmnmZvEIhfIlg8um3pPQKCIziXHj6NDp3S2JSRc0zk4ynSkwRMUQly1NGSdReoQ/s1600/IMG_4881.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="900" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRebSTEqLWbLnBAmKFNWRU7f6Fe7J7oLfyq67R4t9jDUDVeAG8vpuzg3HGhcEnDZHb6gp2bOMtU8A2JmnmZvEIhfIlg8um3pPQKCIziXHj6NDp3S2JSRc0zk4ynSkwRMUQly1NGSdReoQ/s640/IMG_4881.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Some birds swallow acorns whole, like wild turkey and some species of pigeons.  They can rely on their strong gullet muscle to crush them for digestion.  Blue Jays pound the acorns with their beak to break them and eat the soft meat inside.  Grackles, on the other hand, have special mouth parts and a strong beak that equips them for breaking acorns.  Their hard palate has a projection referred to as a "keel" that extends downward.  Bird beaks are hinged but they can also flex and move side ways slightly.  Grackles push the acorn against the keel, scoring the shell until it cracks open and the soft interior is exposed.  The edges of the broken acorn look a bit like they've been primatively sawed.  The grackle eats part of the nut and the rest drops to the ground for flock mates to eat.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAIl4YBf4e38gZot5Ude5yPiu0gzT_DDbiG40Yavc6HQp0WZkgn9Up1HcgUMycp_E14sy_GHreBXMV_WR9iXDNwfUyqcfVToNj_lbFY3yIyUYDErJ7pRYtTtp7MGyboVyO0GOCDcdl1k/s1600/IMG_4778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="900" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAIl4YBf4e38gZot5Ude5yPiu0gzT_DDbiG40Yavc6HQp0WZkgn9Up1HcgUMycp_E14sy_GHreBXMV_WR9iXDNwfUyqcfVToNj_lbFY3yIyUYDErJ7pRYtTtp7MGyboVyO0GOCDcdl1k/s640/IMG_4778.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The acorns of the Southern Red Oak are bright orange on the inside.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9RS231T61zr7HVwaor_fxGcT79L2NymYUmt7J79rVszHxouYR01Lgb5cb1H4n3Fz4x6-eVkdwM1SbqqrPDQ6GWri215dFIHRHkBoZPPnNRBDyB_4eKutkZ0j09ahwPWxbKY7s73Ul2g/s1600/IMG_4852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="900" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9RS231T61zr7HVwaor_fxGcT79L2NymYUmt7J79rVszHxouYR01Lgb5cb1H4n3Fz4x6-eVkdwM1SbqqrPDQ6GWri215dFIHRHkBoZPPnNRBDyB_4eKutkZ0j09ahwPWxbKY7s73Ul2g/s640/IMG_4852.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The next time a flock of grackles lands in a tree in your yard, step outside to see what's going on.  It's magical.  Besides the sound of their calls and the energy of activity, they are also acrobats!  Some will be hanging upside down to reach acorns!<br /> <br /> Resources:<br /> A. J. Marshall, Biology and <i>Comparative Physiology of Birds</i>, Vol 1:  The Common Grackle (Quiscalus) has a hard keel projecting downward from the horny palate and regularly uses this in opening acorns or cracking corn.<br /> <br /> <i>Birds of North America</i>/Common Grackle:  Bill has hard, internal keel projecting downward from horny palate, which is sharper and more abrupt anteriorly.  This keel extends below level of tomia [toothed projections along edge of beak] and is used as sawing adaptation to open acorns, which are often completely scored around shorter diameter and then cracked by adduction.<br /> <br /> You may also enjoy these bird behavior posts:<br /> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2014/12/tail-signals-from-spruce-grouse.html">Tail Signals from a Spruce Grouse</a><br /> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/03/delightful-limpkin.html">Delightful Limpkin</a> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div addthis:title='Common Grackles Dining on Acorns' addthis:url='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2018/09/common-grackles-dining-on-acorns.html' class='addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style'><a class='addthis_button_compact' href='http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=250&username=xa-4c5eb6ed0d8d4c9b'>Share</a> <span class='addthis_separator'>|</span> <a class='addthis_button_facebook'></a> <a class='addthis_button_myspace'></a> <a class='addthis_button_google'></a> <a class='addthis_button_twitter'></a> </div> <script src="//s7.addthis.com/js/250/addthis_widget.js#username=xa-4c5eb6ed0d8d4c9b" type="text/javascript"></script> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'><span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn'>Vickie</span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <a class='timestamp-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2018/09/common-grackles-dining-on-acorns.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' title='2018-09-02T17:01:00-04:00'>5:01 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2018/09/common-grackles-dining-on-acorns.html#comment-form' onclick=''>2 comments</a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-action'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=2010921422659089253&postID=5888355688469224905' title='Email Post'> <img alt="" class="icon-action" height="13" src="//img1.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" width="18"> </a> </span> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734553807'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=2010921422659089253&postID=5888355688469224905&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4tQTj7IJmyVaQd_GIzExgPoxccuQV0_fcVk4Cs79qsUh9lFnoay0hbaygGfp7G8rC11tT71haCRa_Md_B-748EoW73kxGNxbbGfXYVKYHK4ESSyzA_pZnaTJzwRwEOp8371Gmw3eMOA/s1600/IMG_1407_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="900" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4tQTj7IJmyVaQd_GIzExgPoxccuQV0_fcVk4Cs79qsUh9lFnoay0hbaygGfp7G8rC11tT71haCRa_Md_B-748EoW73kxGNxbbGfXYVKYHK4ESSyzA_pZnaTJzwRwEOp8371Gmw3eMOA/s640/IMG_1407_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Ruby-throated Hummingbird male.<br /> <br /> This morning I helped trap hummingbirds for banding at Seven Islands State Birding Park in east Tennessee where local Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are preparing for migration and others are stopping to feed enroute to their wintering grounds in Central America and Southern Mexico.  At the same time, three hurricanes are churning in the south Atlantic, and as I write, hurricane Irma, originally a category 5 hurricane that has devastated many islands in the Carribean, is barreling down on Florida.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG12ZEY7faLr7d5qH8JuGpbW56DSa3Va7cuCI1cii1mm3t3v2-dp_wb8u5jrZzz3bscZTS5McHFJiNl7fGsqiKjPd4RjvXqkOMsROyfQuvvkDd3COvrw_gwdhETQLOM8bFqhDpz2bEw4/s1600/IMG_9739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="720" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixG12ZEY7faLr7d5qH8JuGpbW56DSa3Va7cuCI1cii1mm3t3v2-dp_wb8u5jrZzz3bscZTS5McHFJiNl7fGsqiKjPd4RjvXqkOMsROyfQuvvkDd3COvrw_gwdhETQLOM8bFqhDpz2bEw4/s640/IMG_9739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> Above, Mark Armstrong demonstrates hummingbird banding at Ijams nature center, with Janie Kading assisting.<br /> <br /> Knowing that Ruby-throated hummingbird migration is in full swing, I have wondered how these hurricanes have affected their migration.  I asked my friend and east Tennessee hummingbird expert, Mark Armstrong, to share what he knew about storm affects on migration. He answered with these comments:<br /> "Unfortunately I don’t know much about their [hummingbird] survival in a storm.  I’ve heard of birds making landfall on the fringes of other storms and arriving thin and exhausted.  I’ve also read that migration from an evolutionary standpoint is actually across a broad front and a prolonged period so that some part of the population may be affected by adverse weather the majority will not be and survive.  I also keep thinking about <a href="http://web.utk.edu/~buehler/">Dr. Buehler</a>’s Golden-winged warblers. They were at their breeding territories, left when tornados were heading their way, some went to the Gulf coast and one went back to Cuba.  Then they returned to breeding territories after the threat passed.  That is amazing and we really don’t know what birds may be perceiving and if they are capable of moving away from a danger like a hurricane.  Any small bird I can’t imagine would survive a direct hit from a storm with extremely high winds." <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS27wXv3QoC8ZarHaJ3G1M8vQqTyOL2WpPljKFleCDji8Hv_WVvmHAWuzq85Z-sP4uvL7tYq-Fv93UODWMQn2chaXrsN8ZpFdUWklFyVGC_doG4_QKZgy-uE7Hoo9H_060Km-gTV_CSkc/s1600/IMG_4510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="900" height="402" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2flHuCcuZueRs0634GDjDFHmJUdSsbeAXDXPf_C0ghZAzMLS6VE9BjXx_5KjoFdZaLIKj9809zSE0kNmb-0FZhD07KkS_OP38nWEspFiVtx4K3UIp1Nv4MrpPt0-eBR6TFCyt2OZDyjQ/s640/IMG_1617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Meanwhile, we had a fun surprise during our banding session this morning at Seven Islands.  You may think that the hummingbird pictured above is a mature male Ruby-throat.  But surprise--this is a juvenile!  Normally, we expect to see juvenile males in their first year with scattered red throat feathers like the one pictured in image three or we might see small clusters of three or four red feathers as their gorget begins forming. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WZORTjIhrCzLpmvV22rbvyjM7aM6yCnuiHnYjRuuCJFdoFlgC83kcfyu6J3N-uklrNKWaOhu1tK4gc5gLULwt-T2AX6qZbuYzZkmld4oBXE_MB0YaciEAWmNYmGWXTm35Zns7fWj9ew/s1600/IMG_1618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="900" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_WZORTjIhrCzLpmvV22rbvyjM7aM6yCnuiHnYjRuuCJFdoFlgC83kcfyu6J3N-uklrNKWaOhu1tK4gc5gLULwt-T2AX6qZbuYzZkmld4oBXE_MB0YaciEAWmNYmGWXTm35Zns7fWj9ew/s640/IMG_1618.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> This first year male had an almost fully formed gorget, which Mark described as a rare occurrence in his experience.  Mark has banded over 4000 Ruby-throated hummingbirds since he began banding hummingbirds in 2005.  The juvenile pictured had white tail feather tips and other attributes that are the identifying characteristics of juveniles. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAm0xu81tfRsl3xeM3tmRw9zpDE9qyIRrqEtMnACdXERss9BpgvxbMUGqBqtc-quVWM5G7hJSfH0aHPEi_HaC4VU3tNPYysl-VKOCivI928P5hk5rmiE5pxLASCJfEou_u10vWpw8odI/s1600/IMG_1619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="900" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAm0xu81tfRsl3xeM3tmRw9zpDE9qyIRrqEtMnACdXERss9BpgvxbMUGqBqtc-quVWM5G7hJSfH0aHPEi_HaC4VU3tNPYysl-VKOCivI928P5hk5rmiE5pxLASCJfEou_u10vWpw8odI/s640/IMG_1619.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Most of our hummingbirds will leave Tennessee by the end of September with some late individuals departing by the second week of October.  Remember to leave at least one feeder out to feed our wintering hummingbirds that come from the west.  These birds often arrive from October to December.  If you should have a hummingbird at your feeder after November 1st, contact <a href="http://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search?q=Mark+Armstrong" target="_blank">Mark Armstrong </a>at Woodthrush@bellsouth.net or 865-748-2224.<br /> <br /> Photo credit for banding images:  Mark Armstrong<br /> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search/label/2009%20hummingbird%20banding">Why do we band hummingbirds?</a><a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search?q=seven+islands+banding"><br /></a> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search?q=seven+islands+banding">Mark Armstrong and banding at Seven Islands</a><br /> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search?q=wintering+hummingbirds">Wintering Hummingbirds in Tennessee</a><br /> <a href="https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/search?q=seven+state+birding+park">Seven Islands State Birding Park</a> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div addthis:title='Hummingbirds and Hurricanes' 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href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/09/'> September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/08/'> August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(1)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2012/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  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class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/'> 2011 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(50)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/12/'> December </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/10/'> October </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/09/'> September </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/08/'> August </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(3)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/07/'> July </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/06/'> June </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(8)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/05/'> May </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(7)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/04/'> April </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/03/'> March </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(4)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2011/01/'> January </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(2)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/'> 2010 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(55)</span> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/12/'> December </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/11/'> November </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(6)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/10/'> October </a> <span 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href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/03/'> March </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/02/'> February </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2010/01/'> January </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(5)</span> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <a class='toggle' href='javascript:void(0)'> <span class='zippy'> ►  </span> </a> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://vickiehenderson.blogspot.com/2009/'> 2009 </a> <span class='post-count' dir='ltr'>(95)</span> <ul 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Gallery</a></li> <li><a href='http://vickiehenderson.com/WC_wetinwet.htm'>Watercolor Demonstration</a></li> <li><a href='http://vickiehenderson.com/'>Vickie Henderson Art Website</a></li> <li><a href='http://vickiehenderson.com/GalleryHome.php?g=Gourd%20Art&o=1'>Gourd Art Gallery</a></li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget LinkList' data-version='1' id='LinkList7'> <h2>Online Shop</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <ul> <li><a href='http://vickiehenderson.com/Shop.html'>Shop at Vickie Henderson Art</a></li> </ul> <div class='clear'></div> </div> </div><div class='widget Image' data-version='1' id='Image15'> <h2>Birds in Watercolor</h2> <div class='widget-content'> <a href='http://vickiehenderson.com/GalleryHome.php?g=Birds%20in%20Watercolor&o=1'> <img alt='Birds in Watercolor' height='135' id='Image15_img' 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Today, after many years of help, this population has reached a record number. IWhooping cranes have been restored to the Eastern flyway and a separate wild migrating population has been established by using a combinaton of captive breeding and imprinting on ultralights to learn the migration route.. <brbr> As more and more people have the privilege of seeing these birds, Whooping cranes have become ambassadors for our wetlands and for all species in need of our assistance. <brbr><brbr> Support our wildlife. 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