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| Little Carolina Chickadee, a regular visitor |
This coming weekend is the
Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17- 20. The website has great information about how to go about doing the count. They even have lists of birds that are common in your area. I don't have feeders up in the summer for any birds other than hummingbirds. In the winter I put up suet cakes and have seed feeders.
Seems like last winter I saw more woodpeckers. Maybe it is just me being busy with other things.
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| Male Red-bellied Woodpecker |
On the suet feeders we have the Chickadees and Tufted Titmouse, a few Nuthatches, some House Finches, some Goldfinches, and this little guy.
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| Pine Warbler? |
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| See the yellow? What a cutie. |
Speaking of cute---
Couldn't help taking a picture of this VW Beetle while we were in town. Perfect for the gardener!
When we moved here we noticed there were a lot of donkeys. Seemed like every field had at least one donkey. The field near our house has four.
When we mentioned something about all the donkeys, one of the neighbors said they were for protection. WHAT? Apparently they
are used to protect livestock from predators. Amazing, check out this info sheet from
Missouri Dept. of Conservation. We do have coyotes, fox, and some wild pigs. These donkeys are protecting some Babydoll Sheep, goats, and lots of chickens. I like seeing them hanging out in the front field, with our favorite view as a backdrop.
Don't forget to watch your backyard feathered friends !!!!
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