Suicidal fly??
Aug 31, 2021 16:02:35 #
User ID wrote:
Yes, I have seen “anything like it”, not identical but like it. Based on what I’ve seen, a very small predator has cached its catch there for later consumption.
THIS,
Or, like another poster suggested - butcher bird. I’m inclined to think it is the cache of some bird, whether butcher bird or another. I know shrikes impale their victims as a way of saving lunch for later. I’ve watched a shrike impale another bird and then come back later for lunch. Think of it as the meat department at their local grocery. In this case I don’t think it’s a shrike simply because it’s a smaller victim than a shrike normally saves, but this is bird behavior. Some save seeds stuffed in cracks and bark, others save beetles and other insects.
Ron
Aug 31, 2021 19:18:40 #
Sep 1, 2021 13:04:12 #
Once observed a large insect fly across front yard directly into side of garage just below the eve. Bounced off the siding, lost a little altitude, corrected it’s course mid-air, made a left hand turn to fly along side of garage then right hand turn along front of garage. Asleep at the wheel?
Sep 1, 2021 14:59:00 #
Sep 10, 2021 08:57:13 #
jerryc41 wrote:
That plant is the thorny fly catcher. It has amazing speed and accuracy so it can catch flies on the fly. 
That's not tongue in cheek is it?
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