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Spring Awakens
STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY DAVE WITHERBEE
Spring is an awakening of Nature… along with arguments! Buds, birds, insects, plants, amphibians, and animals gather energy and burst forth. Arrivals from the South are seen each day. Color brightens and the chatter of birds, insects, and animals is heard as they say “That is mine!”
Waterway ownership has to be sorted out.
Caterpillars, bees, butterflies, and other insects are many and active. They attract the birds and other critters that want protein. Young critters are finding their way.
The male red-winged blackbirds arrive a few weeks before the females to find the best patch of cattails. Then they defend their patch while they wait for the females to arrive. Once the females are here, the blackbirds will sing to attract the ladies to them and the nice nesting site they’ve chosen.
Nest building is most everywhere.
