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Archives for January 2014

Snowed Out?

January 25, 2014 Elizabeth

Couldn’t get in the driveway last night coming home from work.  This is what it looks like today!  Steve has a friend coming over to plow us out.  Until then, we are snowed out. I lost a boot in the drift earlier.  This winter just keeps wearing on. Both cars had to park at … [Read more...]

Landscaping, Winter #polarvortex2014, Snow

Squirrely Little Buggers

January 13, 2014 Elizabeth

And we’ve reached that point in the winter where the snow is so high, no baffle can keep the squirrels out of the feeders. … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Squirrels, Winter Feeder War, Squirrels

Winter Wonderland

January 11, 2014 Elizabeth

There’s a lot of deep snow, the temps are ridiculously low and we have more wildlife in our yard than ever before! 2 deer and also note the Hairy Woodpecker on the suet cake. 6 turkeys and more lurking around. We had as many as 9 that we could see at once several … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, White Tail Deer, Wild Turkey, Winter #polarvortex2014, WhiteTail Deer, Wild Turkey

Backyard Visitors

January 8, 2014 Elizabeth

It has been such a long hard winter.  we had a few deer come in for bird seed this winter. This was the first time we’d had deer come in this close to the dog area for seed.  It was also the most turkeys we’d ever had at once.    … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Winter White-Tail Deer, Wild Turkey

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