Comments on: Did you ever notice…

By: martytdx

martytdx — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:41:05 +0000

I’ve seen what appear to be empty cases in the past, but never seen a moving one!

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:52:56 +0000

I see bag worms (I think its the same) here quite often–using the scales of the red cedar branches for their houses. As long as they choose to attach themselves within the cedar, they’re nicely camouflaged. But every so often I see one hanging off the tip of a maple branch.
They should know better than that!!

By: Cestoady

Cestoady — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 21:27:54 +0000

After watching a chickadee foraging on the side of our home ,upon closer examination I could see that it was after the bagworms scattered about, the first I had ever seen. Interesting how birds can recognize a food source that really does not look like food at all.

Speaking of foraging,but on a grander scale, do not miss the Hunter I & II of the most recent Nature Remains posts — facinating !! Thanks to the light snow, it is amazing how much one can learn about a fox’s activities that would otherwise be unknown.

By: Mel

Mel — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:31:05 +0000

So, that’s what they are…
I’ve seen a few, never knew what they were, thanks for the info!

By: themarvelousinnature

themarvelousinnature — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:13:44 +0000

Haha! So funny that you should post this, I have a few photos of my own lined up in my queue. I was going to put them into tonight’s post, but then decided to split it into two, and didn’t. The ones I found were clinging to the inside of my parents’ windowpanes. I thought it was just debris when I first noticed it, then realized it was much too organized to be debris. I hadn’t done much research yet; you’ve provided some interesting info on them.