Most mornings I do the chore of sweeping the leaves in front of our cottage and down the driveway. The leaves are constant falling. I rake them up and the next week it looks as if I haven't touched them. Well, on Wednesday I snatched the broom and went outside, to be greeted by thousands of flies. Tiny bodied flies with transparent wings. I brushed myself off and ducked back inside. Looking out the windows I saw flies on all sides of the cottage. Then I noticed the birds. Hundreds of birds were flying every which way, diving to catch the flies! Binoculars out, I tried to see what kind of birds they were. They were so quick I could not get a good view. Within an hour the feeding frenzy was over - the birds and flies were gone and the sky was clear.
An interesting morning!
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| As you can see in these pictures, the birds were diving sideways, upside down, every which way to catch the flies. Must've been a joy for them to have such an abundant breakfast. I do wonder how the birds just happened to be where the flies were. Maybe the birds were following them on their route? |
