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Winter Birdwatching

December 20, 2021 Elizabeth

Feeder Zone

We haven't been putting out the bird feeder cams, but we are still feeding and watching birds. Here's a couple shots from the yard! … [Read more...]

BirdWatching, Squirrels, Wild Turkey, Winter

Squirrel Proofing Platform Feeder Cam

April 24, 2021 Elizabeth

This is Steve's first attempt at putting a baffle on the TPost where we connected the bird photo booth after his first adjustment. We need to have it close enough to the platform feeder so we can get good close up shots. Yet, we have to make sure that squirrels cannot get up … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Squirrels Bird Feeding, Bird Photo Booth, Bird Photos, dove, Red Winged Blackbird, Woodpecker

New Bird Photo Booth setup

April 16, 2021 Elizabeth

The tripod that I got with the bird photo booth is good quality, better than I initially thought, however, it's challenging to squirrel proof it AND it's somewhat limiting in terms of using the feeder on the angle bracket. Our birds have a big platform and some birds just didn't … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, BirdWatching, Squirrels Bird Feeders, Bird Photo Booth, Bird Photos, Cardinal, Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse, Woodpecker

Bird Photo Booth Day Three – Destroying

March 18, 2021 Elizabeth

squirrel

Okay, so destroying might be a bit dramatic! BUT - there was some tipping over. On Day 2 when I went out after work to pull the card, there was still some daylight left, so I swapped SD cards and left the feeder out. That's when we had our first climber! So, Day 3, I was … [Read more...]

Bird Photo Booth, Squirrels Bird Feeders, Bird Feeding, Squirrels

Squirrel eating buds from maple tree

March 14, 2021 Elizabeth

Today, Steve spotted a squirrel up in the maple tree today. It was pretty windy and he was swaying around but it took me a bit to get the camera ready. We were curious what he was doing. He's eating the brand new buds from the maple tree. Pretty interesting. Check it out! … [Read more...]

Spring, Squirrels Squirrels

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