urbpan: (dandelion)
urbpan ([personal profile] urbpan) wrote2013-06-12 06:03 pm

Catbirds and lemon drops

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I was passing by the trailer that serves as the office and lounge for the Hooves and Horns department; it was a pleasant day and the door was open. As I approached, a catbird flew in. I followed it in, and watched it as it perched on a chair in front of a computer, about 2 feet away from me. "Do you want this catbird in here?" I called to the keepers over in the office.

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Like a fool I didn't photograph it while it was inside. When I spoke, it quickly flew out but not far, just outside the doorway onto these lawn chairs. I'm not sure what its plan was--probably it was just checking out the territory, seeing if there were food sources or nesting places.

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The wooden rail fences around many of the Hooves and Horns exhibits sprout Bisporella citrina when it rains. The largest of these lemon drop mushrooms is about 1 mm across.

[identity profile] badnoodles.livejournal.com 2013-06-12 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like, in any case, it was staking out the catbird seat.