The mockingbirds that visit the terrace for a dish of blueberries are growing tamer. We are not sure what happened to our previous pair. One was easily identifiable, with a foot that had been hurt, and that had healed into a closed claw. We called him/her Jeffie, short for Jefferson (Thomas Jefferson kept pet mockingbirds). But it's very hard to tell them apart, so...are both of these birds new, and possibly the offspring that the previous couple used to bring to the terrace?
We are curious to see whether they will become as bold, and eat their blueberries when we sit outside again, when evenings are brighter, and it's at lest a few degrees above zero.
In frigid temperatures, they flooff up their feathers to cover their feet. The last ten has been very cold (just like winter used to be!), and I wonder what that means for some of the overwintering plants.
We shall see.
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