There were a few days early in April, where we had so many redpolls congregating on and around the bird feeder!
Critter of the Day: redpolls in the sun
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Critter of the Day: hidden blep
Seasonal things
I’ve been able to spend more time outside in the last few days. Aside from cleaning up the downed branches in the yard and burning them in the fire pit, this has mostly been assessing things and making decisions.
I was checking around the garden area and could clearly see where the deer were coming in at the corner.
Even with the snow gone, the path the deer made through the ditch and over the fence is clearly visible!
I was also noticing some changes. Like this.
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Critter of the Day: the Beep Beep
Lady Beep Beep, slinking her way through the tall grass.
Our first winter here, we would see cats sitting on the barrel behind her in this photo, just watching things. This past winter, the staves fell in and the cats lost their perch.
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Critter of the Day: angry bird!
I wouldn’t want to meet this purple finch in a dark alley. He looks like he’s ready to peck someone’s eyes out!
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Critter of the Day: stealth blep
Critter of the Day: now that’s a mouthful!
Critter of the Day: joyful laughter
Critter of the Day: cold!
This was taken during the snow storm we had on April 15.
The juncos weren’t even feeding, really. Mostly, they just sat there, all puffed up, making the odd, desultory peck at some seeds.
It must have been quite a shock for the juncos to be back for the summer, only to have winter hit them, instead!
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Critter of the Day: I see your bones
This lone deer that sometimes visits looks terribly hungry.
We can see her bones…
Despite the severe cold this past winder, due to the unstable polar vortex, none of the deer we have had visit our feeding station looked to be going hungry, except this one. It may be due to illness or parasites, too.
The Re-Farmer 