Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Mmmmmm, slugs are tasty


*Sigh.* Meet my hero, the humble California Towhee that scratches under my leaf litter and eats slugs and other superfluous invertebrates. After that I get to hear him splashing in the birdbath and off he flies. Daily ritual, all day long. Towhee, on behalf of my dahlias and seedlings I thank you. Mind you, this is not the actual bird. My guy was too busy to pose.
(photo credit Stephen Lea, taken in Berkeley, CA)

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