Backyard Visitor

One of the reasons I know global warming is a real and true phenomenon is that the once-ubiquitous blue jays have all but disappeared from my neighborhood, and I can only assume it is because they have travelled north to a climate more to their liking. They seem to have been replaced by cardinals, like this one outside my window this morning. The pretty red birds are not quite yet what you would call ubiquitous, but they are certainly more plentiful than they were just a few short years ago.

I miss the preening, cackling jays. Cardinals are just as beautiful but don't seem to have the same attitude.   

Comments

[Lori]

Last summer I had a family of jays, and felt pretty special. Another sign is the large number of possum I see, dead or alive, on I-295 on my way home. We used to see skunks and raccoon at night, but never possom.