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Heard the first whip-poor-will of the season
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:06 am
Posted on 4/25/24 at 7:06 am
Last night. 
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 8:57 am to pioneerbasketball
That's one of my favorite birds. I saw some the other day.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:18 am to pioneerbasketball
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 9:47 am to kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 11:03 am to kywildcatfanone
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Posted on 4/25/24 at 11:06 am to pioneerbasketball
In the distance, it will sing you to sleep. Overhead, it will drive you to throw rocks.
Posted on 4/25/24 at 2:28 pm to pioneerbasketball
Did it sound too blue to fly?
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:09 pm to LittleJerrySeinfield
I have been hearing the lonely whippoorwill song for a few weeks now.
Also, I saw 1 single solitary firefly 3 nights ago. Not only was it odd to see a firefly at all, but to only see 1!?! I even waited around for several minutes to see if it lit up again or maybe there were others?
Nothing.
I'm telling myself it's the last firefly on Earth and he's very sad because he's lonely, and I've named him Pancho.
Every night I walk around and look for him, haven't seen him again so I fear he died, or maybe he he's off chasing female firefly arse somewhere else. Either way, Godspeed Pancho.
Also, I saw 1 single solitary firefly 3 nights ago. Not only was it odd to see a firefly at all, but to only see 1!?! I even waited around for several minutes to see if it lit up again or maybe there were others?
Nothing.
I'm telling myself it's the last firefly on Earth and he's very sad because he's lonely, and I've named him Pancho.
Every night I walk around and look for him, haven't seen him again so I fear he died, or maybe he he's off chasing female firefly arse somewhere else. Either way, Godspeed Pancho.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 9:59 pm to DrDenim
Cool story bro….
Posted on 4/27/24 at 12:43 am to pioneerbasketball
Are you sure it wasn't a Chuck Will's Widow?
They sound very similar and most folks don't know the difference.
They sound very similar and most folks don't know the difference.
This post was edited on 4/27/24 at 12:51 am
Posted on 4/27/24 at 12:58 am to FlyDownTheField83
Tonight I saw 3 (THREE!) fireflies in such close succession that they must have been 3 distinct fireflies. PANCHO HAS A CHANCE! (Unless they're all dudes, then I guess not)
Posted on 4/27/24 at 1:29 am to auggie
That's fascinating! I think I have a Chuck-will's widow, not a whippoorwill. I'll have to do some recordings and comparisons and maybe try to put eyes on the bird I'm hearing. It's mostly active with the singing at night, so it'll be tough.
Posted on 4/27/24 at 4:20 am to pioneerbasketball
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Heard the first whip-poor-will of the season
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But was your Spidey Sense tingling?
Posted on 5/2/24 at 5:50 pm to Cheese Grits
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your Spidey Sense
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:02 pm to paperwasp
Saw the first lightning bugs. Probably around 30 or so
Posted on 5/3/24 at 12:26 pm to pioneerbasketball
Posted on 5/6/24 at 8:47 pm to pioneerbasketball
They usually show up the 2nd to 3rd week of April at my place.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 12:56 pm to WonderWartHawg
yep about 2 weeks ago. to drive us nuts. they sometimes sit in the middle of the gravel road at dusk. solid black/brown.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 2:28 pm to pioneerbasketball
I've been hearing them for the last couple of weeks.. Making me look at my camping equipment real close
Posted on 5/9/24 at 2:56 pm to pioneerbasketball
Have had them at our place for about a month. I introduced my daughter to them a couple of weeks ago. She was fascinated.
They are mean little bastards. I worked at a private school in Atlanta for a couple of years and there was one nesting on the front lawn...that little bastard chased those rich folks around like they was field hands.
They are mean little bastards. I worked at a private school in Atlanta for a couple of years and there was one nesting on the front lawn...that little bastard chased those rich folks around like they was field hands.
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