As I write this post, she is back on the feeder!
I’ve just uploaded a whole bunch of photos from the living room camera, and will be posting some over the next few days. :-)
Good Morning
After feeding the critters and doing my rounds, I got to see a lovely sunrise this morning.
I noticed something interesting while walking around the spruce grove. On the north side, there are always lots of deer tracks, between the grove and the apple trees. The south side usually just has a few tracks from the deer jumping the gate, or down the path to the barn. Today, I was seeing new deer tracks on top of my own boot prints along the south and east fence lines. The deer are taking advantage of the paths I’ve made through the snow! I find it interesting how wildlife in general will take advantage of what us humans have done, whether it’s using roads and driveways to get where they want to go, or my own boot prints to avoid stepping in snow. Seeing the cats do it is sort of expected, since they’re so much lower to the ground. I would not have expected it from a tall, leggy deer. :-)
The Re-Farmer
Share this:
Right at home
My daughter called me over and told me I needed to look out the bathroom window.
Were the kittens all being cute again?
Nope.
Ferdinand was.
He had been asleep when she saw him, but woke up when I used my phone’s camera to be able to see (ah, the joys of being short…).
He’s made himself right at home on there! The kittens don’t mind him at all, either. From what I saw earlier today, there may well be a kitten or three on the other side of the blanket over the box. They keep pulling the side down and covering the opening completely.
Strange. I just noticed. His nose isn’t the bright pink it usually is!
The Re-Farmer
Share this:
Baby, it’s cold outside!
While doing the rounds this morning, it was -25C (-13F), with a windchill of -32C! (-25F) out there!
When I went into the sun room to give the cats their food and water, I found this.
I thought, for a moment, that the light bulb might have burnt out, but nope. Continue reading
Share this:
Pileated woodpecker
We don’t see these guys often – though we certainly hear them! They’re not as photo friendly as the downy woodpeckers we see more often.
My daughter managed to snag a couple of photos – and in one of them, it was mostly hidden by the tree! – before it took off.
Love that incredible red!
Share this:
Hello, Ferdinand!
My daughter was able to get some good pictures of Ferdinand!
Recently, while they were outside topping up the cat’s food and water outside, Ferdinand was there. He ran off, but stayed close enough that they could hear him breathing.
He makes strange noises when he breathes!
We think there might be something wrong with his nose.
Share this:
Grab hold!
The larger grosbeaks may have trouble using the hanging feeder, but that doesn’t stop them from trying!
They have just barely enough room for them to perch at the corners, then have to twist to be able to reach the seed before having to drop off and fly away.
Share this:
Getting into the spirit of the season
Makin’ faces
It’s remarkable how quickly the animals respond to the colder temperatures.
These photos were taken near the end of November.
In less than 2 weeks, their fur is already much thicker, making the deer look all fluffy and puffy!
Share this:
Good Morning
Just a few shots to share with you this morning.
I was going to say I caught The Outsider, mid-meow, as I was feeding the outside cats this morning, but he wasn’t actually meowing when I took this shot.
Too funny!
A couple of grosbeaks were trying to eat the frozen apples, left on this tree.
These apples won’t fall, even while being pecked apart by birds. No wonder I wasn’t able to knock down any more of them for the deer.
While I was taking this picture, I suddenly had a cat climbing up my front. Beep Beep decided that I needed to carry her while I was doing my rounds. She did let me put her onto a post, for a bit…
Just a bit. Then she jumped back on me, as soon as I got close enough!
While taking the photo, I realized why she always has one paw up like that. There isn’t enough room on the top of the post for all 4 paws!
She was aggressively cuddly this morning. :-D
We were able to make a trip into the city this morning, to finally visit my FIL. It’s been a while since my husband was up to the trip. The girls and I will need to head into the city again, soon – unusual for us to go that often, but we will be doing a fair bit of running around to various places on our next trip, in preparation for Christmas.
I’ll have to remember to pick up more cat kibble. It’s been less than a week, and we’re already finishing off one big bag!
Okay; so maybe we’re feeding a few more cats than last winter (13, compared to the 7 or 8 before).
And maybe we’re being a bit more generous on the quantities…
We are such sucks! :-D
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 