I Love Surprises!

Well, not all surprises.  I definitely did not enjoy stumbling across that Beaver carcass featured two blog posts ago.  But this section of a willow branch attracted me because of the different stages of the blooming process of the flowers.  I was concentrating on the most advanced stage hanging below the branch so I didn't even notice the Treehopper resting above it until I looked at the photo on my computer.  I guess it's getting some camouflage value out of impersonating a bud.  So many birds frequent this stand of willows that I wonder how many bugs escape detection.