A feast every seventeen years
May 24, 2021 23:52:37 #
I've noticed a marked decrease in activity at our backyard feeders recently, and it dawned on me that it coincided with the rise of Brood X Cicadas here in KY, after an absence of seventeen years.
And it is not only birds that are taking advantage of this bonanza. This chipmunk was having a fine meal this morning:
ChipmunkCicada24May2021 by Marshall Smith, on Flickr
Sitting out in the yard tonight I heard what I thought was a very weird bird call. On further thought I believe it was a cicada, just beginning to get its voice. Our trees are full of the shed husks, so a loud chorus is probably not far behind.
Marshall
And it is not only birds that are taking advantage of this bonanza. This chipmunk was having a fine meal this morning:
ChipmunkCicada24May2021 by Marshall Smith, on FlickrSitting out in the yard tonight I heard what I thought was a very weird bird call. On further thought I believe it was a cicada, just beginning to get its voice. Our trees are full of the shed husks, so a loud chorus is probably not far behind.
Marshall
May 24, 2021 23:57:51 #
May 25, 2021 06:44:37 #
May 25, 2021 09:48:26 #
Interesting photo. He's a cute little thing - the chipmunk, not the cicada!
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