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Archive for May, 2018
Birders enjoying Magee Marsh during the Biggest Week in Birding in Northwest Ohio, the Warbler Capital of the World.
Yellow Warbler, seen on the Magee Marsh Boardwalk, on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, during the “Biggest Week in American Birding!” It truly was Warbler Heaven during this time. This is one of my best photos during that visit! Using a Canon EOS 7D with a EF 70-300mm lens at: 300 mm; ISO 2500; f 25; 1/500 sec exposure.
From J Mason Brewer’s advice in “Worser Days and Better Times”, 1965; “Love is blind, but the neighbors aint!” A similar expression is first found in Chaucer’s Merchant’s Tale, circa 1405.
We can thank the Native Americans for naming April’s Pink Moon as well as the other eleven full moons throughout the year. And because there were so many tribes across North America, full moons often have different names based on region. For example, the Pink Moon is also called Sprouting Grass Moon, Egg Moon, and Fish Moon. Moon names often have to do with activities and events that occur within the coinciding month.
The European Colonists adopted the Native American full moon names, and thankfully, the names were preserved and passed on.
Info from: Olivia Harvey at “HelloGiggles!”
Thinking the danger of freezing was over, on April 30, I put out my hummingbird feeder. I was rewarded by a visitor on May 1! I was delighted!!
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