Baltimore Oriole
MW has assembled a list of birds she had spotted, along with some of her birding friends, at the Dvoor Farm during the spring bird migration. I am told that birds fly vast distances to spend their winters in warm climates, and head back north for the summer. This puzzles me. Do they not have nice warm beds with humans in them to keep them warm? The humans report seeing all sorts of birds at the farm including a pair of Baltimore Orioles, Solitary Sandpiper, a Rugous-sided Towhee and Pileated Woodpeckers.
Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) (Not the squirrel in question, but probably on of his kin)
I am not interested in birds. Squirrels are another matter entirely. On this particular day, MW was listening for birds, I was checking out the smells around the base of a tree, when we were both startled by a loud rustling above our heads. We looked up and saw a squirrel staring down at us, doing that thing that drives us dogs mad, the “if I don’t move they won’t see me” freeze. Well, I made my move to defend my territory, he ran to the end of a branch and leapt right into the air and into the depths of the Mine Brook!
He landed with an impressive splash, and disappeared. Seconds later, up popped his head, and he swam frantically to the opposite shore, climbed out and promptly scampered up a blooming apple tree.
Since I cannot use the camera and my walking companion was suffering from a paralyzing fit of laughter and doing all she could to keep from toppling into the Mine Brook herself, we did not capture the event on film.
This is me, registering my annoyance.
It seems the Dvoor Farm is not only a good place to stop for a drink and a meal when you are a migrating bird, but the squirrels have found it to be a good place for confounding dogs with their dare-devilry.
