Day 46: When the contorted filbert is fully leafed out, it provides excellent habitat for the assortment of bird species which come to my feeders, but even after the leaves have dropped, it forms a tangle through which no hunting hawk can pass quickly enough to snatch a songbird. The little guys can navigate among the twisted branches with ease, and usually, the jays are alert to any danger. One alarm call, and all the small birds disappear into the heart of the bush, warily emerging once the hawk has left. Now decorated with a lush crop of catkins, the tree puts me in mind of another type of puzzle: jigsaw! Wouldn't this Spotted Towhee make a wicked 1000-piece challenge?
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