Wildlife Visitors

The deer have yet to discover the feed we’ve started leaving out for them.

Other critters, on the other hand, are appreciating it.

So far, we’ve seen some Blue Jays, my daughter spotted a Grey Jay, and of course there have been plenty of chickadees and squirrels.

Here are some photos my husband got through the living room window this morning, with our old Nikon D80.

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Blue Jays are one of the few birds we see more often in the winter.

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Red Squirrels are pretty much the only type of squirrel we get here.  About an hour’s drive away, my sister gets both these little squirrels and the huge grey squirrels in her yard.

Wildlife visits are one of the positive trade offs with this move!

The Re-farmer

 

My Introduction to the Outside Cats

My husband has been taking on our outdoor cat feeding duty lately, but his back was too far gone today.  So I got a turn.

They were waiting.

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They were almost friendly.   One even let me touch her. The big one we thought was pregnant.  She has just been fixed, thanks to my brother.

One, however, was a bit more shy.

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I’m told the cats have come from my brother’s place, up the road.  They have made themselves at home in the two old dog houses we’ve got in the yard. Food. Water. Shelter.  What more could a semi-feral cat ask for?

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