We had a new bird this weekend. It waded in the shallow end of the pond and ate up some bug larvae. I have tentatively identified it as a solitary sandpiper. That brings to 28 the number of species of birds that have visited the property in 2006 (and have been seen by us). There are doubtless some nightjars and the like that we just haven't seen, although we hear their calls. So far, the kingfisher has not appeared, but every other bird from 2005 and then some have shown their beaks.
It turns out that there are two water snakes in the pond, and we had the privilege of watching them engage in snake love on Saturday. I reckon we will have about 10 snakes in a few weeks when Janet, as we call the female, gives birth. The male is unimaginatively named Jake. I no longer worry about a plague of frogs.
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