Sprinkler draws in a crowd in this drought

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Dec 22, 2021, 1:59:50 PM12/22/21

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Worried about my tall spruces, I've been running the sprinkler.

About two hours ago I placed it in a protected spot between a forsythia,

a mock orange, and some tall trees. Just now, in the space of 5 minutes,

I had the joyful sight of a parliament of fowls. A flicker and a downy perched

6" apart, while a robin, a bluejay, 4 races of junco, some juvenile White-crowneds,

a Spotted Towhee, and a Magpie darted in and out of the 6' x 6' area receiving

the shower. Some preferred standing on the wet dirt, others perched on the slender forsythia branches. A drink! A bath! Hooray. Let's all be friends!

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Dec 22, 2021, 2:08:38 PM12/22/21

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15 minutes later, everyone's gone!

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Dec 23, 2021, 2:02:28 PM12/23/21

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Hi all

Unlikely pairing ... Nunn yard water

Thanks

Gary Lefko, Nunn

On Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at 11:59:50 AM UTC-7 dgulb...@gmail.com wrote:

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