There were 871 pictures on the chip this morning. I was sure half of them would just be the feeders swinging in the wind. I was wrong. There were pictures of flying squirrels and raccoons in every picture. Among the flying squirrel pictures, about 500 of them were squirrels glued to the sides of the … Continue reading ANOTHER BIG BANG NIGHT WITH THE CAMERA TRAP – Marilyn Armstrong
Wildlife
HAIRY WOODPECKER: THE ORIGINAL ANGRY BIRD – Marilyn Armstrong
They always look pissed off. Apparently, all the other birds think they really are pissed off because the moment one of them settles on a feeder, all the other birds fly away. The ones with the red stripe on his head are boys. The ones with no red are girls. Boys and girls are in … Continue reading HAIRY WOODPECKER: THE ORIGINAL ANGRY BIRD – Marilyn Armstrong
SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE GRASS HAS RIZ – Marilyn Armstrong
BUT I KNOW WHERE THE FLOWERS IS ... Today is the day. The very first day of Spring 2020. The technical beginning of spring, though having not had much of a winter, it's been fairly springlike since last December. The birdies are blooming in breeding colors. There are crocuses in the garden and shoots for … Continue reading SPRING HAS SPRUNG, THE GRASS HAS RIZ – Marilyn Armstrong
MORE FLYING SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong
Last night, our trail camera took 781 pictures. That is a lot of pictures. It was windy, because about 500 pictures were nothing, just waving feeders. But after deleting the first few hundred, there were actual pictures on it. About half raccoons and half flying squirrels. You can actually see some of their features. It's … Continue reading MORE FLYING SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong
FLYING SQUIRRELS AND BIG FURRY RACCOONS – Marilyn Armstrong
We knew we'd gotten a lot of pictures last night because a lot of food went missing. About 4 pounds of food from the big feeder and maybe another two from the smaller one. We moved the camera from the tripod and attached it to the wall of the house. It was actually designed for … Continue reading FLYING SQUIRRELS AND BIG FURRY RACCOONS – Marilyn Armstrong
A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE ISOLATED – Marilyn Armstrong
Something to Pass the Time While in Isolation Anyone want to sing along? Last night, they really started to clamp down. Apparently warning people wasn't doing the job. There are a lot of awfully selfish people. I'm sure that in the time of the Black Plague, these are the people who went dancing in the streets, … Continue reading A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE ISOLATED – Marilyn Armstrong
A GAZE OF RACCOONS – Marilyn Armstrong
Groups of animals have collective names that are often archaic and unique. Raccoons are a gaze. Whales are a pod. Crows are a murder. Squirrels are a dray or a scurry. I haven't found out what a bunch of flying squirrels are so I guess they are a dray or a scurry too since no … Continue reading A GAZE OF RACCOONS – Marilyn Armstrong
