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I'm in Pinellas waiting for a direct hit. Elsa thread. (The storm that aint)
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That was more than likely a zebra long wing butterfly. My wife’s favorite in the state.
My logic is that I was at the coast a few hours ago and saw plenty of birds of different kinds so I think we’re safe, don’t they normally flee before major weather events? Or is that just earthquakes?
Quoting: ~LSDMTHC~ Hey, LSDMTHC, here's a bit of Native American folklore. I worked on the Seminole Reservation for awhile a few years ago, and here's something I learned from them. Of course, as we all know, the natives are very good at using things of nature to know what is going to happen, weather-wise. So, the Seminoles told me that there is a particular bird - I don't know what it is called, but it has a "split tail." Not a particularly large bird, but if you see one flying around, take note of its flight....the split tail bird is telling you a hurricane is coming, AND it is flying AWAY from the direction of the storm. IOW, if the bird is flying SW to NE, the storm will travel SW to NE past the place the bird flew. Still waiting to see if that folklore holds water (or if that bird exists anywhere other than on the Seminole Reservation!!). Truth. Hey that is awesome!! Thank you for sharing that! I’m going to look at our bird book later :) I looked this up because it resonated, are these the swallowed tailed kites? Are they insanely fast? If so, I saw one two days ago, at RD Keene Park in Windermere. It came from behind me, which would have been West and flew over the lake which would be East. I’ve only seen these a few times and never knew to pay attention. Seems like Doom is off with Elsa but still great info! I typed out a response and the stupid Captcha killed it! I think this might be the bird! The write-up about its behavior and habitat seems right. Good job, J&L! "Swallow-tailed Kites breed in swamps, lowland forests, and marshes of the southeastern United States, primarily in Florida and South Carolina. They require tall trees for nesting and open areas full of small prey to feed their nestlings. Nesting and foraging habitat includes slash pine wetlands, edges of pine forest, cypress swamps, wet prairies, freshwater and brackish marshes, hardwood hammocks, and mangrove forests." [ link to www.allaboutbirds.org (secure)] Explains why they would be found in the Everglades! Thanks for finding that.
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