Seek, and maybe you’ll find

 It’s fascinating to me how attention works. We sometimes notice small, wonderful things. Sometimes we are oblivious.

Sometimes we wouldn’t notice things unless some kind soul — a teacher — had told us what to look for.

When I saw an old pine that had come down in the woods south of Stone Mountain, I inspected it, looking for a great crested flycatcher’s nest. These birds build in cavities in trees. Often, they just take over a woodpecker’s old place.

Terry W. Johnson, a backyard wildlife expert, says great crested flycatchers weave snakeskins into their nests.

I knew what to look for but didn’t find it this time. I’ll keep looking.

• Source: Terry Johnson’s blog is here:

https://georgiawildlife.com/out-my-backdoor-great-crested-flycatcher