A late weekend update

November

Did you know a “year-old cricket is a rarity?” If old age (90 days) doesn’t kill them, cold temperatures usually do. With the mild evenings we had over the weekend, I was still hearing an occasional cricket chirp. But, since temperature is directly related to their chirping rate, this lone cricket sounded like a 45-rpm record being played at 33 1/3.

On Saturday morning, I walked outside to see these two turkey vultures sitting in the locust tree in our front yard.

Last but not least, I heard a barred owl Sunday night. During the summer, with the windows open, we’re sometimes woken up by a close-calling owl. Now, with the windows closed, it’s a much more muffled hooting. It takes a minute to register that you’ve heard an owl and then you have to focus and wait to hear it again.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 at 12:17 pm by Mike Risinit.
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