We still have 3 deer coming in regularly. We thought that mom would separate from the youngsters during the rut but they've still sort of stuck together we think. Also we haven't had a red squirrel out here in years and now we think we have a few! Red squirrels can be much … [Read more...]
Winter Visitors
Steve has been snow blowing some trails for critters so this place has been busy! Turkeys are coming through every day and roosting for the night in the woods out back. Fox Squirrels are here all throughout the day. We have cardinals, blue jays, titmice, nuthatch, downy, hairy … [Read more...]
Squirrel Bungee Feeder in Action
We've been having a lot of fun putting the corn cobs out on our tractor feeder and also on this cob bungee feeder. Some of the squirrels prefer to sit below and get whatever lucky bits fall into their laps, but there's several enterprising fellows who are into physical fitness … [Read more...]
Winter Birdwatching
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...]
Squirrel Proofing Platform Feeder Cam
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...]
New Bird Photo Booth setup
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...]
