CHAT-N-BOBBLE

[LazyParrot4]

Carol--Hi. I think it was you that asked a while back about Circadas in Florida--- We do have them but they happen about every year --if my memory serves me right. However, I have never seen huge swarms---mostly just hear them "singing" in the trees. I always enjoy their songs. They even "sang" at my aunt's grave-side service-- sounded like angels in heaven.

[Carol]

Yes, i LazyParrot, it was me that asked. I see a few cicadas every year & they're not a bother.
But when it's a "swarm" year, they can really do some damage to young trees and plants.
The so-called singing is constant, daily for 2 weeks or more...I read it's the males doing the singing.

[Sunnybird1995]

What a wonderful experience, Lazy Parrot. A beautiful memory.
Carol, we have them, circada also. Don't know if there will be more/less than usual.
Around here they are preparing for our Solar Eclipse on April 8th.
In 2017 we had one---it got QUIET when it was the darkest--really an eerie feeling---

The storms moved through here on Friday. We just got wind--blew out a couple of limbs on the tree across the street.
My yard ok.
All the damages went north of us, or south of us. Whew.

[LazyParrot4]

Hi, Sunnybird. Glad you are okay. Have to run and finish clearing out garage before new ceiling installed on Monday. Have a great week end.

[Carol]

LazyParrot, what a day to have to work on cleaning out your garage ...you'd probably want to sit and keep tabs on e23.

Sunnybird, I'm glad the storms went around you...those storms were wicked
This year's solar eclipse for us will be a total one, so it'll get really dark, unlike the the one in 2017 that was a partial eclipse. It'll be interesting.
The cicadas that we both had back in 2017 weren't the 13 or 17 year ones, so we shouldn't have too many this year
(hmm, I'm not sure. Maybe you will have more )

Found this map of the cicada broods...

[Sunnybird1995]

Good Monday morning everybirdy!

Thank you Carol and LazyParrot for your clever posts on E23.

Your s'caps are so much fun!
Glad you can capture the action.

[Sunnybird1995]

Beautiful blue morning on the Mississippi River Flyway Cam this morning.
07:05

MRF Cam 18 March 2024 Blue morning 07:05

It is only 24 degrees here!
Carol are you cold too?

[Carol]

Sunnybird, you captured a beautiful blue morning pic!
Oh, it's cold here, too...it's 3pm now & it's 30 degrees, windy, and snow flurries are falling❄

e23 is SO active now, and flying here & there...trying to keep updated with the cam activity, while trying to get s'caps, too, is hard

[LazyParrot4]

Sorry everybody is so cold. Here's a little something to take your mind off of being shut in house.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/webcont ... ea83&ei=27

[Sunnybird1995]

Thank you LazyParrot!
This was the best 10 min. of my day!

[Carol]

OMgosh!, LazyParrot, I laughed so hard at the parrot video!
Never knew parrots were so entertaining!

[Sunnybird1995]

How wonderful!
E23 fledged on my birthday!
I just realized this....

E9 came close on March 14, 2017 with his "fludge" fledge.
He ran "wskrsnwings" all over the pasture that day.
She has a great video of that day.
Now I cannot find it

[Sunnybird1995]

Beautiful blues on the Mississippi River Flyway Cam this Friday morning.
About 7 a.m.

MRF Cam 22 March 2024 Blue morning

Good Morning LazyParrot!

[LazyParrot4]

GSB a little before 8AM EST.

Good morning Sunnybird.

[LazyParrot4]

Awfully wet at the nest site this Friday. E23 is soaked. Maybe Kermit the frog can cheer everyone up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8enlTBXR5Y