{"id":7615,"date":"2018-07-13T16:16:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-13T20:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/?p=7615"},"modified":"2018-07-13T16:16:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-13T20:16:25","slug":"adirondack-chronicles-2018-6-birds-and-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2018\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2018-6-birds-and-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Chronicles 2018.6: Birds and Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2018\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2018-6-birds-and-bees\/bee-1-large-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7616\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large.jpg 1349w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large-162x130.jpg 162w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large-250x200.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-1-Large-500x400.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/a>Gotcha! Not what you expected? Well, there are millions of birds, bees and other real critters in the Adirondacks.\u00a0 Bees like the yellowjacket above love the black-eyed susans and other wildflowers that make lakesides and roadsides quite beautiful.\u00a0 Even the flies can look interesting:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7617\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"681\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large.jpg 1428w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large-172x130.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large-264x200.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/fly-on-daisy-Large-529x400.jpg 529w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/>This bee loves the purple loosestrife which is a menace on the lakes but beautiful:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7618\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"919\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large-100x130.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large-154x200.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large-768x1000.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bee-on-loosetrife-Large-307x400.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/>As for birds, here&#8217;s a blue jay hanging out in plain view on a dead tree stalk:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1-108x130.jpg 108w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1-166x200.jpg 166w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/blue-jay-Large-1-332x400.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/>And this gray catbird hanging out around the beautiful firethorn weeds along a lake:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7620\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"659\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large-122x130.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large-188x200.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large-768x816.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/bird-on-a-branch-Large-376x400.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/>This sparrow was singing away in the brush:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"662\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird.jpg 2613w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird-149x130.jpg 149w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird-229x200.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird-768x671.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/songbird-458x400.jpg 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>Not all birds are cute or beautiful&#8230;. ravens seem downright ugly, but what they lack in looks they allegedly make up for in brains.\u00a0 Ravens are said to be among the smartest birds:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7622\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large.jpg 1115w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large-134x130.jpg 134w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large-206x200.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/Raven-Large-413x400.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/>On the other hand, the grouse seems a little dense, always sitting out by the roadside in plain view and then surprised when someone wants to take a picture:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/2018\/07\/adirondack-chronicles-2018-6-birds-and-bees\/grouse-large-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7623\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-7623\" src=\"http:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"540\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large-145x130.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large-222x200.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large-768x691.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.trinitydc.edu\/president\/files\/2018\/07\/grouse-Large-445x400.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the smallest bee to the large ravens, the Adirondacks in summer display a remarkable range of flying 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