local trillium in bloom
Photo by J. Harrington
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A couple of years ago, scarlet tanagers had arrived by now. Last year I don't have any photos of them from before early June. I also don't recall if they actually had arrived and I didn't take any pictures (unlikely). Still no sign of orioles although several hatches of goslings can be seen around the local ponds. It's becoming clear to me that if I'm going to rely on the auto-dated photos, I need to become more consistent about when and why the camera gets put to use.
swallowtail butterfly
Photo by J. Harrington
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A few days ago the picture of the swallowtail butterfly above was incidental to the "rogue violets" I set out to capture but was taken shortly after any butterflies appeared locally. Although they wouldn't hold still long enough and let me get close enough, I think we've had a few Common Sulphurs flitting about. All in all, though, I haven't been able to discern any real patterns over the past few years in arrivals, blooms, leaf-out or weather, except in the most general way plus or minus a couple of weeks here or there. Meanwhile, I'm watching a downy woodpecker at the oriole feeder and a blue jay lose an argument to a female cardinal about who gets to go first at the sunflower feeder.
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By E. E. Cummings
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