Feeding Wild Birds

[ChickenCanoe]

Even if it was an old injury, you should be able to see if it is genetic (a tail that is tapered and with fur all the way). An injury would be an abrupt stub with no fur on the very end.

 

[sourland]

I have only ever seen, caught one bob-tailed coon. I suspected that someone harvested his tail and turned him loose. He was definitely live trap shy. He was a big fat boar. On the trail cam it looked more like a bobcat than a coon.

Interesting in that all that I have trapped were very large older boars.

 

[R2elk]

The male Red-winged Blackbirds are here.

 

[sourland]

The male Red-winged Blackbirds are here.

They arrived at the beagle club today, and they were hungry. They were feeding within 20' of me. One lone male has been using the home feeder for a couple of weeks.

 

[R2elk]

They arrived at the beagle club today, and they were hungry. They were feeding within 20' of me. One lone male has been using the home feeder for a couple of weeks.

I thought that I could hear them the last couple of days. Today is the first that I saw them.

 

[My2butterflies]

I just saw a robin this past weekend. I’m hoping that means spring is well on its way. I know it’s still early for this time of year, but we are all antsy for warmer weather.

We havent been too consistent this year with filling our feeders over winter. (Our own birds have taken priority) But we are getting back on top of filling them.
Ive noticed more rabbits are around now. We’ve gone almost three years with only a handful of them to be seen over that time. Before that we had so many. 5 or more every morning and evening could be seen in the yard. And I’d find nests all summer long. Now I rarely if at all find them.
Now even if I don’t see them I’m finding their droppings all over the place. Their numbers must be coming back.

 

[sourland]

The Canada geese are thinking that spring is coming. Yesterday I say 5 large flocks flying high, flying fast, flying North.

 

[R2elk]

Red-winged Blackbird

 

[sourland]

Red-winged Blackbird

Still waiting on the females.

 

[R2elk]

Still waiting on the females.

No kidding there is still more than a foot of snow on the ground in most places.