January in the backyard
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- Ontario Chick
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January in the backyard
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
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Re: January in the backyard
Evening grosbeak?
Beautiful pics @Ontario Chick!
Beautiful pics @Ontario Chick!
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Re: January in the backyard
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
male and female in the last picture
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Re: January in the backyard
Lucky you, we don't get grosbeaks here. We used to get them in Orillia.
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Re: January in the backyard
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.
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.
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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.
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Ha! I had a few in Nov...I haven't seen them since. Very nice pictures!Ontario Chick wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:40 amYup, Evening Grosbeak indeed, they tend to travel in largish flocks and are pretty argumentative when they land :)
male and female in the last picture
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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.
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.
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Re: January in the backyard
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...Ontario Chick wrote: ↑Fri Feb 01, 2019 10:50 amCool, 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.
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