Another day with Flicky. Her damaged wings ruled out flying, but there’s still a great deal I don’t know about what goes on once the singing stops and the season ends. I spent time reading about how best to care for her.

Normally, if I found a cicada, I’d have a look and release it again. Flicky was a different story. With those wings, I couldn’t simply put her back outside and expect her to fly away, so even the basics of keeping her comfortable needed a bit more thought.

I knew she was a Floury Baker, but knowing what species you’ve found and knowing how to care for one are two rather different things. The question was how to provide something resembling her normal environment when she couldn’t move between trees herself.

There was certainly plenty to learn, and I’d barely scratched the surface!

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