I wanted 18 inches worth of fresh snow in December and at least 12 inches of snow cover that sticks around in January.
Not that I’m fussy. (Yes I am. Sorry, I digress).
["Fresh snow up to your neck. Good or bad?"]
Had it been 17 in December I would have been fine with that. Eleven in January - I’ll survive.
At present, I’m happy with the extra 1/2 inch or so that fell yesterday and last night. Thanks to the fresh covering I can tell that birds have found my feeder.
["Tracks from one bird and one cat": photos GAH]
(And if I could tell one set of footprints from another I would tell exactly what kind of bird and cat walked across my deck this morning. But I can’t. However, I will guess. Cardinals or chickadees, and the gray cat that lives two doors down).
The downside of the fresh layer - it has buried all the seeds I’ve scattered on the ground over the last few days to help birds (and apparently one cat and more than a few squirrels) find the feeder.
["Maybe I could string another line too"]
My solution - add another feeder to the clothesline and keep my camera ready for action.
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Cardinals and chickadees visited yesterday at one feeder. Grandson Ollie seemed pretty impressed as we observed them through a nearby window.
Perhaps a third visitor will appear today (not including the gray cat and pesky squirrels).
Is your feeder working well?
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2 comments:
Yes, but only sparrows.
London is world capitol for cardinals. I'll send some your way.
GAH
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