We have new neighbors. I was pleased to discover that a little family of house wrens has taken up residence in the birdhouse that my father made for me last summer. I was really hoping someone would. I thought it would be very special since my father is gone now.
I think this caterpillar is treading dangerously close to becoming the next meal. I don't know if house wrens eat caterpillars...but assuming they do, this caterpillar better take off in another direction.
I didn't stick around to see what the eventual outcome was.Once this little family moves out...I will re-glue the calipers onto the peak. It fell off onto the grass below last week. Check out the original post about this birdhouse here and you can see the calipers.
6 comments:
Isn't that a tent caterpillar? I think you should make a quick end of him even if the birds don't.
I'm glad to hear someone has taken up residence in the little house. :)
What a nice looking little house, and quite sentimental too.
Is that what kind it is? In that case, I hope the sparrows enjoyed a wonderful lunch!
Looks kind of big for a sparrow but I don't know maybe it will eat it.
Ah, that is so awesome that a family has found a home in your dad's house! What an adorable birdhouse!
That caterpillar looks like a gypsy moth caterpillar, which we are currently watching destroy the leaves on our trees. I HATE those things. And....funny about tools on the birdhouse..Just the other day, I grossed my sone out. I was taking a pair of pliers back out to the garage, but along the way, I grabbed all the caterpillars off the back of the house with the pliers. And yes, I washed them off before replacing them to their home!
How fun to have new neighbors! Do you spy on them with your binoculars?
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