For the past few days, we haven’t been putting anything out at the feeding station; there was no point in continuing to put out deer feed this time of year, so I didn’t bother buying more when we ran out.  When next we buy seeds, I hope to get mixed bird seed, and have a bird feeder out the living room window to put it in. :-)

There are still enough seeds left on the ground to attract birds, and today, I got photos of a male redwing blackbird (the females look VERY different).

This particular bird has very little of the red showing through its wing.  Perhaps it is transitioning from juvenile to adult?

The red is certainly there, though under black feathers.

I really wasn’t expecting to see them in our yard, since they prefer wet and marshy areas.

Not that there are much of those right now.

I’ve read in the news today that there are 3 fires threatening some communities to the west of us.  Not close enough for us to see any smoke.

We also got weather alerts today, for the heat.  Though our local temperature is at “only” 19C, the next town is at 29C.  I wish I knew where our local weather readings are coming from, because they seem to be on the low side.  I’d like to see the weather station and how it’s situated.  The station in the next town over is a class A station; about as perfectly situated as a weather station can be.

Stating tonight and through to Friday, there are possible thunderstorms but all for the southern and western parts of the province.  They will likely miss us, though I hope we at least get rain.  Temperatures are predicted to hit 23-25C, with humidexes of 31-35C.

From the weather alert;

Residents of and visitors to the above mentioned regions are advised to take the following precautions to protect themselves, their families and their neighbours;

• drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place.
• reduce your heat risk. Schedule outdoor activities during the coolest parts of the day.
• the risks are greater for young children, pregnant women, older adults, people with chronic illnesses and people working or exercising outdoors.
• Outdoor workers should take regularly scheduled breaks in a cool place.

 

And that is why we aren’t doing yard work during the day!

I think we might want to move the bird bath over to the East side of the house, too, once we clean it up.

The Re-Farmer