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Bird Photo Booth Day Three – Destroying

March 18, 2021 Elizabeth

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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...]

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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...]

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Battling Cabin Fever

February 22, 2014 Elizabeth

As winter wears on and it’s not fit for man nor beast outdoors, what are we left to do? *Squirrel is made of Legos. Almonds are made of almonds. … [Read more...]

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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...]

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