Our alders, lining local streams and ponds, are in tassel already. Sure the siskins are up there feeding, but why our insectivore Bushtits? This sequence from Albert Ryckman makes clear the answer: food!
Posted by: atowhee | January 20, 2021
WHY THE TASSEL HASSEL?
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Wonderful sequence!
By: eugeniabecker on January 20, 2021
at 5:33 pm
The detail is amazing.
By: SherWoei on January 20, 2021
at 8:34 pm