Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: DAILY BUTTERFLIES Page 69, 1 by mellielong

mellielong wrote:
And just for kicks, here's my other winged friends. These are sandhill cranes and I'm sitting in the breakfast nook looking out the window to the patio. I like that they eat the insects out of the ground, but they're kind of dumb and have a tendency to stand in the middle of the road. And horns don't scare them. Gently nudging them with your car doesn't scare them. You pretty much have to wait for them to decide to move. The good thing is that the endangered Whooping Crane hangs out with them so I guess that provides more safety and security for them as a group. Not that I've ever seen a Whooping Crane, but my dad has. I wonder if they sound as annoying as the Sandhill Cranes. They're really obnoxious when they get going. I mean, there were some across the street from me - like 100 yards away - and it sounded like they were in my yard. One time I heard them as they flew over the house. I'm glad butterflies are quiet.

One more thought before I go...I had to perform some emergency medicine on a Black ST cat today. He had molted, but there were still strips of his old skin stuck to him. I got as much off of him as I could and he was actually pretty good about not stinkhorning me unless I hit a sensitive spot. It made me wish that I had a loofah for caterpillars. Sometimes they just need a little help exfoliating!


Melanie