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A Red Squirrel?! And evening deer visit

January 29, 2024 Elizabeth

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...]

Furry Wildlife, Squirrels, White Tail Deer

Winter Visitors

January 18, 2024 Elizabeth

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...]

BirdWatching, Furry Wildlife, Squirrels, Wild Turkey, Winter

Squirrel Bungee Feeder in Action

March 5, 2023 Elizabeth

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...]

Squirrels

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

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