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Before I forget, I must say there is another spectacular Ladyslipper show at Thomas Raddall Park. Many had been picked (do deer nibble the blooms?) but so many are coming along. Interestingly, many have very short stems this year. Only saw the pink ones, too, no whites so far. Birds wise we have young Starlings, Grackles, Sparrows (song I think), Robins and Chickadees in the yard. I saw another Raven take a young Robin sadly. I had just rescued it from the greenhouse and it was quite stressed. We had a Mockingbird and a Gray Jay here this week, as well as a number of visits from Waxwings, both sorts. The American goldfinches are getting rounder and rounder and tend to occupy the chickadee feeder for a good part of the day. They keep pulling out seeds and dropping the for the other birds, the chipmunks and now young squirrels. The Purple Finch males, there are a couple, have been dancing and strutting for the females. Too funny but very elaborate moves. Dancing and spinning wing fluttering and twirling.....fancy moves for sure!! The hummingbirds seem finally to be settling down. They aren't as anti-social as other years; it isn't uncommon to see 3 males and on another 4 females on the feeders without fighting.......other times all sitting in a group and mulling the world over. The puzzling thing is what is going on with the tree swallows. Both houses are occupied and there is incubation but there seems to be a male missing a good deal of the time. One bird appears to be feeding both houses at the moment, except for every now and again. Today a number of swallows flew in as if to visit and everyone brought flies and fed at the house closest to the house, a great todo but then when they approached the house at the barn, they were refused. I don't think the one house will be ready for departure date which has always been July 1st! Had a fresh chipmunk in the yard today, all dewy eyed. There has been a squirrel, a young male I think, that comes eats a bit, sleeps a lot at the edge of the feeder or on the ridgepole of the arbor and heads out again. That's it for White Point, Queens Marg Millard
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