January in the backyard

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:28 am

Watching the red squirrels at play, it would appear after the last snowfall they have developed a two level diner, pretty funny to watch

hey, where did she go??

grosbeaks feeling a bit grumpy

Kbr42 · Post by **Kbr42** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:30 am

What's the yellow bird?

Brebis · Post by **Brebis** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:36 am

Evening grosbeak?

Beautiful pics @Ontario Chick!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:40 am

Yup, Evening Grosbeak indeed, they tend to travel in largish flocks and are pretty argumentative when they land :)
male and female in the last picture

Post by **Killerbunny** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:27 pm

Lucky you, we don't get grosbeaks here. We used to get them in Orillia.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 12:34 pm

Beautiful pictures!
Heres what we had in our backyard. Felt bad for it out in this cold. My chickens are all locked up so I didn't worry about that.

Shnookie · Post by **Shnookie** » Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:21 pm

Nice pictures! Other than sparrows, jack rabbits, and an occasional great horned owl, I have had some gray partridges and one male red breasted nuthatch here.

Kbr42 · Post by **Kbr42** » Fri Feb 01, 2019 7:42 am

Ontario Chick wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:40 am
Yup, Evening Grosbeak indeed, they tend to travel in largish flocks and are pretty argumentative when they land :)
male and female in the last picture

Ha! I had a few in Nov...I haven't seen them since. Very nice pictures!

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:50 am

Cool, haven't seen partridges in years, not sure what happened to them, possibly owls and foxes.
Red breasted & white breasted nuthatch visiting on regular bases and couple of woodpeckers too, 4 mourning doves in the woodshead this morning, poor things, way too cold for their short feet.

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:14 pm

Ontario Chick wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:50 am
Cool, haven't seen partridges in years, not sure what happened to them, possibly owls and foxes.
Red breasted & white breasted nuthatch visiting on regular bases and couple of woodpeckers too, 4 mourning doves in the woodshead this morning, poor things, way too cold for their short feet.

Hana..I have had a lifelong confusion about partridge...so i finally looked it up...the gray partridge, which is the only actual partridge, was introduced from Europe way Bobwhite is a relative and people have often called the ruffed grouse a partridge...there is also a Chukar another introduced from Europe bird...I have never seen one in real time...we have the ruffed grouse fairly numerous but thats because i don't allow hunting of any kind on my land and I have been replanting coniferous trees with abandon...i try deciduous to a smaller extent but the deer find them..nice salad bar I guess...but its over hunting the grouse and depletion of the habitat that is the cause of diminishing numbers...I am not sure why people refuse to see this ...maybe I am the odd one out on this....but at least i have the wildlife...I even occasionally get the Grosbeaks although I am in a meadow and not on their regular flight path so i am delighted when they veer off course just a bit...even had a flock of bohemian waxwings show up in late fall...now that was a treat... :run:

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