FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Aephids, yum: clothespins, ho-hum: owl/possum!

[Dthomp2669@xxxxxxx]

Greetings from the Charlotte Park area of West Nashville just east of the old 
Cleece's Ferry which was on the Cumberland River. 
About an hour ago, a migrating Cape May warbler appeared at the tender end of 
a grape vine which was wrapped around a perchable wire.  Our little bird 
proceeded to devour the yummy aphids which were sucking the juices out of the 
forming grape leaves.  It was a male bird that perched in the brilliant light 
at 
just the proper angle for me to see its rufous around the eye and the yellow on 
its neck.

For a couple of days, I have noticed my hummingbirds "checking out" some RED 
clothespins which I have clipped to some clothes hangers outside the French 
doors to the deck.  (I use them for hanging freshly washed "zip-loc" baggies 
which I reuse)  I think the hummers wonder if these clothespins are a new kind 
of 
feeder.  They perch on the hanger, quickly investigate the RED pins only, 
they fly over to join the crowd at the hummingbird feeder with its RED base.  
It's beginning to look like Atlanta International with all the little 
jet-hummers 
zipping around or waiting in line for their turns at the "three-holer" 
feeder.

Regarding that owl that Charlie said may have been REALLY looking at that 
possum, I can tell you that if that owl was eyeing the possum, he was looking 
at 
about 7 to 8 pounds of BIG possum!  I know the great horned is BIG, but I 
rather doubt that he could carry that much weight.  I also doubt that it 
planned 
to eat the possum on my deck, but, who knows?  Maybe that was its plan.  A 
great horned did drop about a 3 pound rabbit in front of my car out in Cockrill 
Bend one night although I think my car lights may have blinded him rather that 
the weight of a wriggley rabbit causing it too lose its grasp.

I DID finally have a lone baby cardinal come to dine day before yesterday.  
It was good to see a little "black beak" for a change!

Cheers & prayers,

Dee


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