It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! Beach Edition

Jots about the bird…

  • Barn Swallows seem to really like the beach.
  • Watch one take a mid-migratory sip here.
  • They used to build their mud nests in caves, now mostly on man-made structures.
  • A male may kill another’s babies in an attempt to break-up a mated pair.
  • When it flies, I think it looks like a mini fighter jet.

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The ants are back!

"Ant Trading Post" felt-tip pen on marker paper

It seems late in the season for ants and I’m not a messy person!  Although I have heard that if the previous inhabitants of your house were “good to the ants” they remember and keeping coming back (so I’m going with that).  I haven’t resorted to using poison in my yard yet but when they really start marching around my house I do spray around the foundation.  I think the problem is worse because the neighbors use poison so ALL the ants have come to live in my yard! Continue reading