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Showing posts with label wednesday around the world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wednesday around the world. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Big Bird
Accipiter cooperii
There are a couple of Cooper's Hawks that are visiting my yard quite regularly this winter. This is the largest, a juvenile judging by the colour, and a female by the size, she looks to be about 18 t0 20 inches.
She sat in the tree in the neighbour's yard for over 15 minutes,
eyeing me as I moved around taking photos of her from all angles.
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
The Tree Gallery
It's dang frigid here tonight. Minus 44F with the wind chill, as I prepare this post.
It will be a balmy minus 40F on Tuesday.
These photos were taken over the past two days, when the temps were milder, (minus 28F).
The birds take refuge in our big cedar tree in the backyard, and eat from the many feeders out there. I hope that keeping the feeders stocked will help these critters survive this record breaking cold snap!
Dark-eyed Junco (female)
Tree Sparrow
Cardinal (female)
White-throated Sparrow
Goldfinch (male, winter plumage)
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Pip Pip Cherrio to 2013
The little Carolina wren (AKA Pip) is still around.
With temperatures hovering around -10 to -15 it's important to keep him well fed!
From our house to yours...
Beep (my granddaughter) and I, had some fun editing our photos.
She has started a blog featuring photos she is taking,
with her new Nikon Cool Pix camera she got for Christmas.
Check out Beep's Blog HERE.
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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Rolling
My granddaughter (Beep) helped make some bird feeder rolls the other day.
(Edit: Since many asked, we use a mixture of peanut butter and oatmeal, 4-1 ratio, smear it thickly over the tube, then roll it in seeds. The oatmeal makes the pb less sticky so it won't gum up the bird's beaks. That's not a problem in freezing temperatures though)
This little guy loves them!
Carolina Wren
The Downy tried one too!
We put one out in the cedar tree where there would be more shelter for the birds,
or ummmmm....
Bandit (Black Squirrel)
and Patches (Grey Squirrel)
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Pipsqueak
It was so nice to see this little guy (Pipsqueak) on the brush pile over the weekend.
Carolina Wren
We live slightly above the northern most tip of their range,
so they are not often seen here at this time of year.
Our autumn was warm, and before today, we have only had one covering of snow,
that disappeared quite quickly.
I hope the brush pile will help protect him over the winter, because
it's -6 this morning, with a light covering of snow.
I think winter has arrived!
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