Billions of Brood X cicadas — and their buzzing sound — will soon emerge across Indiana

[bwframe]

They seem to get gobbled up quick here. The birds are going nuts grabbing them, some nimble enough to catch them in the air.

I noticed more turkeys and their young, active in the pastures and edge of my yard.

 

[johntheplinker]

Perry County is in full swing the hill people are probably eating them.
It‘s quite something out in the hills!

Yeah, its LOUD here. We can hear them in the house even over the TV and the AC. The Boss has cranked the volume up on the TV so she can hear it. We haven't resorted to eating them just yet but the turkeys are making a feast of them. Even the coons and possums are coming out early in the evening and staying out later in the morning getting their share. Finding lots of just the wings laying everywhere, even in town, so something is eating a bunch.

 

[Brad69]

Visited BIL he lives on coon club road. We couldn’t stand outside and talk it was that loud.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I'm thinking we're just not going to get any this year. Surely it's been warm enough for long enough for them to come out if they were going to. Maybe we've got a different "cycle" or something. Oh well. I'll always have the ones in my head.

 

[gregkl]

I'm thinking we're just not going to get any this year. Surely it's been warm enough for long enough for them to come out if they were going to. Maybe we've got a different "cycle" or something. Oh well. I'll always have the ones in my head.

When I was at the range today, I turned on my ear pro. It was pretty wild sounding.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

When I was at the range today, I turned on my ear pro. It was pretty wild sounding.

Oh wow, I bet! So I take it there are a bunch down there?

 

[Tombs]

When I go outside on my property, it's so deafening I'm considering ear protection.

The echo they create off in the distance sounds like you're inside a long pipe.

 

[gregkl]

Oh wow, I bet! So I take it there are a bunch down there?

They don't fly around the actual bays much but I'm guessing by the sound the trees are pretty loaded.

In our neighborhood, they are basically swarming. Flying everywhere. I usually give a few a ride on my shoulder or hat when I cut the grass.

 

[Gibsmedat]

a pic I found someone posted locally. I heard them all up near dean and 86th.

 

[IndyDave1776]

I have been enjoying the "singing". I will certainly miss them when they're gone.

 

[Chance]

We used to shoot them with pellet guns! Great “small game” hunting practice.....

 

[Ark]

Can't go outside without earpro today.

 

[rooster]

I haven’t been able to sit outside all week. Apple Watch measures 90-102 decibels

 

[gregkl]

I haven’t been able to sit outside all week. Apple Watch measures 90-102 decibels

They say they can get over 100db. Guess you proved it!

And for some reason, they are really flying a lot today. Basically a swarm in my neighbor and my yards.

 

[IndyDave1776]

They say they can get over 100db. Guess you proved it!

And for some reason, they are really flying a lot today. Basically a swarm in my neighbor and my yards.

There were a bunch along 63 north of Covington loud enough i could hear them over the semi while driving. Thankfully those at home are gentler about it.

 

[yetti462]

This is one branch, the whole tree is like this. A cicada orgy!!!

 

[ghuns]

Have yet to see or hear the first one up here in St Joe Co.

 

[gregkl]

We are seeing them start to die now. I have 20+ dead ones on my front porch or the last two mornings and they fly into it during the day and die there.

I've watched a couple of them, then come flying in and hit the porch floor on their backs.

 

[IndyDave1776]

Have yet to see or hear the first one up here in St Joe Co.

They must be Republicans.

 

[johntheplinker]

We are seeing them start to die now. I have 20+ dead ones on my front porch or the last two mornings and they fly into it during the day and die there.

I've watched a couple of them, then come flying in and hit the porch floor on their backs.

Same here. Noise level is definitely much lower this evening.