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#EveningGrosbeak
The Evening Grosbeaks are back just in time to try our new, very simple homemade, feeding stations that have been installed just for them at, more or less, 20' from the house.
This morning they were like 30 to 40 of them with us for breakfast. And if they're satisfied with that, they could stay around here the entire Winter.
#NorthernRaven
Never be late in the morning when you feed Ravens on a regular basis.
#CanadianWildTurkey
On this cold rainy morning, visit of an old friend for breakfast; Gaston le Dindon.
Black-capped Chickadee & Red-breasted Nuthatch...
These are the smallest and most fragile birds of the Northern Hemisphere but still, strong enough to stay the entire Canadian rough Winter Season with us; while most of their fellows are heading South. So amazing.
#WoodpeckersWork
Another one has been found during our last hiking trail excursion.
Now everybody knows that Pileated woodpeckers chip out large and roughly holes in trees while searching out insects; especially carpenter ant colonies and wood-boring beetle larvae.
But they also eat fruits, nuts, and many berries including the famous, Poison Ivy berries. Which is quite amazing.
#FeedingStation
Homemade feeding station set for wild birds.
#MourningDove
Even Mourning Doves are staying the entire Canadian Winter with us; as long as seeds can be found.
#Fireworks
The issue with fireworks is that some people are not aware or simply just forget that fireworks have a huge negative affect on wildlife and even on domestic animals. Especially when living in the countryside. Our dogs for example get crazy, act completely irrational and even endanger themselves.
Fireworks greatly disturb wildlife around here, cause fear, stress and anxiety to poor animals. They panic, abandon their nests, burrows, logs, trees and flee their natural environment leaving their young behind without any chances to survive on their own. Also fireworks are always of course, initiated at night when birds can't fly. Why can't they fly? Because they just don't see in the dark. So they're panicking; flying around and don't know where to land, get short of breath, hit trees or buildings, have heart attacks to finally die and fall down on the ground.
That is very, but very cruel.
It does not only happen in my countryside but also in cities everywhere around the World.
So before initiating fireworks people, please have a special attention of what's living around you.
It happened before, it still happening and will happen again.
Related link: Hundreds of dead birds cover Rome street on 2021-01-01.
#You'veGotAFriendInMe
#MourningDove
Frosty Mourning Dove feather at dawn.
#CommonRedpoll
Rush hour for Common Redpoll.
#RavenScent
You know Ravens have a distinguished particular odor like dogs have, which everyone enjoy so much; so...
During the nesting period, Diane has to leave us for about 5 weeks and Jack, her life partner, has to provide her with all the food that she needs while incubating the eggs.
I love them both but Diane is the first one I've meet and the bond between us is strong. During that period I really miss her.
So what I do is just open this big jar, which is full of their body feathers, which I've picked up from time to time, and take a big smell out of it.
And if you have no idea what the smell of a Raven is? Well it's like an amazing "méchoui" roasted outside over a wood fire; or like some kind of aromatic incense fragrance smoked like "Nuit d'Opium".
#MourningDove
Even Mourning Doves are staying the entire Canadian Winter with us; as long as seeds can be found.
#FeedingStation
This feeding station for Ravens is located high up on the hill. All feeding stations should always be built the simplest way as possible to not disturb the birds and the environment.
It's just too bad that we can only receive a couple on this one. Which is Jack & Diane, cause Ravens are extremely territorial. But it's ok, these are our preferred ones and when the nesting period is over well, we can enjoy the entire Raven's family to gather here for a big bonanza feast everyday for a couple of weeks.
#BlueJays
07:03 in the morning after a stormy night. These Blue Jays are always hungry and also very wet. The last one seems very intrigued about the new 1080 wifi camera.
#NorthernRaven
Northern Raven eating fresh pork liver. Grande Vallée of Chertsey, Québec, Canada.
#WhiteBreastedNuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch, aka Casper, is always very selective with seeds.
#NorthernRaven
Preparing pork meat mixed with safflower seeds for the kids.
#HairyWoodpecker
The thing with Hairy Woodpeckers is that their beaks are really not adapted to open seeds. So while they're looking for the easy one, the feeding station gets empty real quick.
But that's part of the game.