Twirl on, you and your satin blue.
Be water birds, be air birds.
Be these purple tumblers you are.
~ Carl Sandburg
Mr. Sandburg aptly described these beautiful tumblers called Purple Martins.
A few weeks ago, we had a pair of them scoping out the bird house.
They first noticed the 'house for rent' ad from the dock.
One of them stopped by to check out the view.
Another lookie loo made them feel a bit defensive about their potential territory.
Go away and leave us alone!
And sure enough, he did just that.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin seemed like they were going to lay claim to the house.
But along came trouble.
Curious as all get out, Rufous the Red decided to do a bit of exploring of his own.
Try as he may, he couldn't figure out what the fuss was all about and he abandoned his post in favour of finding a new stash of seeds left out for him on the deck.
In the end, neither Rufous nor the Martins took residence in the bird house. Instead, a pair of Starlings decided to call it home. We can hear the young ones squawking whenever Darling Starling brings them a new worm to eat. They should be ready to fledge sometime soon.
We're disappointed that the Purple Martins didn't set up shop. They are known to be great consumers of mosquitoes and we sure could have used their fine services. Still, it will be fun to see the wee starlings if they do stick around after they fledge.
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And now, without further delay, here are the Posts of the Week. The icon below is yours for the taking if your blog post is named as a POTW.
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A GOOD READ
Love Story
by Ursula
at Friko's World
Expletive Deleted
by Michelle
at House of Lime
In Memory Of...
by Stephen
at The Chubby Chatterbox
Beautiful
by Mimi
at MessyMimi's Meanderings
We Are Here Because of D-Day
by Cloudia
at Comfort Spiral
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PHINE PHOTOGRAPHY
Mute Swan Cygnets
by Bob
at Birds and Nature in the Forest of Dean
Delicate Awareness
by Kerri
at A Little Piece of Me
Photo Essay of Kolkata Streets
by Indrani
at i Share
My Iris
by Tabor
at Room Without Walls
Afternoon at the Swamp
by Gail
at Louisiana Belle
Moonrise Over Syros
by Leah
at The Goat's Lunch Pail
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JUST PLAIN ALL AROUND GOOD
Night Falls
by Linda
at From Roses to Rainbows
A Family Story or 2
by Gary
at Gary's Third Pottery Blog
It Started With a Sunrise
by Di
at Diane Cayton Hakey
A Spring Affair
by Glo
at Porcelain Rose
Viking Surprise
by Fiona
at Lady Fi
Timmy's
by Shammickite
at Rook's Nest
What's Going On Here?
by Gillian
at PS Whimsey - Behind the Brush
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YOU'LL LAUGH
My Godzilla
by Johanna
at The Fifty Factor
The Woodpeckers are Such a Pain
by Jennifer
at Cottage Country Reflections
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