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Observed two red squirrels swimming in the stream next to the house. I've never seen them do this. They seemed to be enjoying themselves quite a bit, paddling around, splashing the water, and diving. Wish I had my camera handy.
We have a thistle seed feeder (works also for Niger seed) that specifically draws in the finches, purple and golden. Very small holes on the feeder for these very small seeds.
These seeds are a little bit expensive, but really draw in the birds. We hooked up a tray of sorts to the bottom of the feeder to catch the seeds the birds toss away so we can put them back into the feeder for a second chance.
Here in southern New England, we see these purple and golden finch pretty much year round, although they do seem to disappear a couple times a year for several weeks at a time. Maybe when there is better food elsewhere or maybe when they are nesting...it's a mystery to us.
The chickadee and the titmouse will also go to this feeder sometimes.
Hope this helps.
As an aside, the rose breasted grosbeak likes the sunflower seeds.
My bird feeders include a thistle feeder and not one, not two but three feeders that mostly contain sunflower.
I get tons of house finches and goldfinches (which are so common as to almost be weeds) and of course house sparrows, and in the winter, juncos. A few white-throated sparrows as well, plus the usual assortment of chickadees, titmice, a few varieties of woodpeckers, blue jays, etc. But have yet to see anything more "exotic."
In the summer I'd love to see an indigo bunting and rose-breasted grosbeak, and I do know they live in the Kansas City area, but none have come to my feeders.
These past few days, not counting today, we had beautiful weather. But cold in the mornings, warm in afternoon, cold again in the evenings. Took advantage of it!
I found out why my turkey would lay at our feet. I got off work and when I got home, I found 2 eggs. There's still a mystery abound. Do we have 2 hens that laid, or 1 laid 2 eggs? They both look alike! They're black turkeys.
I took out the Ol Smoky. Had some fresh chicken and pork/jalapeno sausage. Smoked them for about 3 1/2 hours. Tried some, they came out good!!! Vacuum sealed the links.
While smoking, watched the chickens, goats and duck play in the pen. The turkeys and guinea roamed around. I call them the 3 stooges. The cats played around the yard.
I didn't see much wildlife. Just more red winged black birds (yes!!!! My favorite!!!!) And some meadowlarks. I think they were called that. Golden yellow with a dark back. Beautiful.
Hopefully the weather gets better in the next few days. I'm itching to go riding and see what I see. Maybe see a gator. I caught one few months back, just like on Swamp People. It was a rush.
Swimming squirrels, a real meadowlark and a gator-eatin' guitar player. Quite the developments here.
Just came back to say I accidently called the frigate birds "cormorants."
We're always on the listen for the meadowlark's song. There are so few left. Heard one in Blue Mound State Park, MN about thirty years ago and again last summer north of Yellowstone in Montana. It's a sound of childhood.
My mother used to say that they sang, "I see teacher's petticoat."
Was driving this morning and went around a dark curve where there are no streetlights and saw something running in the middle of the road. It was a cute little fox!! I almost hit it. I had to slam on the brakes and swerve to keep from hitting it. Poor little thing.
Was driving this morning and went around a dark curve where there are no streetlights and saw something running in the middle of the road. It was a cute little fox!! I almost hit it. I had to slam on the brakes and swerve to keep from hitting it. Poor little thing.
We have three different species of fox here. Red, grey and kit. The kits are just little buggers. Not much bigger than a house cat. I was told by someone once we don't have red fox here. LOL, I beg to differ. Same person tried to tell me we don't have fleas or fiddleback spiders either. Ummm, OK. If you say so.
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