Here we are again, trying to pronounce a difficult Latin name. I didn’t want to sound like I’m some “bug hick” from Mississippi that never read a dictionary. So for clarity’s sake, the proper pronunciation is: “an.theer.ee.ah” meaning extra purty-like and
“paa.luh.fee.mus” (just like the Cyclops that Odysseus blinded long ago.)
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Hay seed and I got together to go birding at Sardis Lake. We figured that since the lake level was low, we’d hike in to places we’d never been. We did find a “’first of season” species after a trek of a mile or more. Hay seed got some video of the “Bobbing” walk as this Snipe searched for food.
The excitement for me began when we were back to our trucks. I noticed something hanging low in a Black Willow limb.
Here are a few photos of what I found, (taken after I got home).
There are Black Willow and River Birch trees lining the parking lot of the boat landing off highway 7 where it crosses the Tallahatchie river (the source of Sardis Lake). The tree species (food sources) helped in identifying the mystery vessel.
My inner geek suggested I dissect the cocoon to see what may have been inside and how it was constructed. Here are the findings.
I had more information, but no definitive answer until I explored cocoon size, shapes and colors on the following link.
bugguide.net/…
My conclusion (after research) led me to this following video.
8:20 minute film (but worth the time when you have some left over).
That is my report for today and hope you have your own special things to share.