Those two squirrel feeders we put up last week? They worked.
They vastly prefer this one, containing the real ears of (dried) corn. They demolish the corn in only a single day, eating only the germ out of the husk and letting the rest drop to the ground for the birds (and chipmunks?). We’ll be restocking this one for months.
This one is more work for them, and perhaps not as delicious. It affords us (and the cats) a better view though.
I saw a red squirrel on monday, for the first time in our yard. I had seen some in Albany before, but they are much, much rarer than grey squirrels. Sadly he wasn’t at a feeder, but running away from our yard!
Here’s the few shots of interest taken from the wildlife camera I had placed on our back patio:
Isn’t the ‘action shot’ cool? I love crows, almost more than squirrels. Always have, always will. Those are peanuts they are eating – we toss them out the window for the wildlife to snack on.
Last week we had a baby crow living in our yard. He couldn’t fly, and was being fed by parents who cawed noisily whenever we went into the backyard, obviously trying to scare us away. We dubbed him ‘hopping crow’ and kept an eye on him, hoping we’d not repeat the squirel tragedy of the other week in crow form.
Happily, in a few days his fluttery almost-flying turned into the real thing and he took wing. If he’s living in our yard anymore it’s in the trees and not under them. Which is a good thing 🙂
The shot on the left is a mystery bird. I tried to identify it, but I’m no ornithologist. My best guess is that it is an ‘i’iwi, and the drab appearance is an illusion brought on by being drowned in sunlight. Anyone else have an opinion?
As for the shot on the right. Well your guess is as good as mine!