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POTD 5/10/24
STRUCK GOLD - Goldthread blooms along the brook from the beaver pond. Goldthread is in the Buttercup Family and gets it's name from it's yellow, thread-like runners.
POTD 5/8/24
TRILLIUM ON THE WAY - A Painted Trillium on it's way to opening on the brook from the beaver pond. The Spring wildflowers are starting to come into bloom in the forest.
POTD 5/7/24
NOT A GOOD FIT - A Tree Swallow checking out a nesting hole on the beaver pond...
...moves along after determining it is not a good fit. ;-)
POTD 5/6/24
MADE ME WONDER? - A Gray Catbird rummaging around under the bird feeders yesterday made me wonder where the phrase "in the catbird's seat" came from? Wikipedia says: "The catbird seat' is an idiomatic phrase used to describe an enviable position, often in terms of having the upper hand or greater advantage in a situation. It derives from the secluded perch on which the gray catbird makes mocking calls.
