This and That

If I can think of a better title I will rename this blog. But this blog is just that...this and that.

I was out of bird seed of all kinds so I went to the feed store to fill up. I saw a dead doe along the road. Living out in the boonies like I do you never know what you will come across in the road. Dead or alive. Once about a month ago, there was a female Turkey (a Hen) and her 3 babies that were actually juveniles. Almost as big as she was but did not have their adult feathers. Do you know a baby turkey is called a poult?  Where do they come up with these odd names. 

A Hen and her poults crossing the road.

I didn't see anything else along the road either alive or dead on my way to the feed store.
I filled up on suet cakes, sunflower seeds and thistle seed. Main stay for my birds.

Once home it started to sprinkle. It never rained hard so I walked around the yard. The Grebe's were playing again in the water so I ran to get my camera. By the time I got back outside they were 4 houses away diving their hearts out. A couple of swans were swimming by the entrance to my channel and so I took their picture. Or tried to. They were just too far away to get a good picture.

You have to look closely but see the two white spots? Those are the swans and the grebe is in the foreground. The Swans are the background.

This is a better picture of the Mute Swan found on my lakes.

I have a picture of the Grebe's in another blog.

Gently raining

I filled the feeders and sat and watched for a minute.  The usual birds I have already mentioned. EXCEPT an exciting sighting of the Red Breasted Woodpecker. Now these birds aren't rare but I don't usually see them. Maybe another observation issue I have.

Here it is at my feeder. Window screens don't help at all when taking a picture!

 Here is what one looks like

Aren't they beautiful!

I am still waiting to see the Yellow-rumped Warbler again. You just can't miss the bright yellow spot on it's lower back near where the tail starts. Beautiful.

It is Duck and Goose season in my area so I could hear guns going off. Next will be Deer. Altho it is archery deer season right now but soon to be gun. We hear guns going off all Fall. It seems it is always some season. It is not unusual to see hunters walking thru the woods wearing their hunting outfits and guns slung over their shoulders. I stay out of the woods during this time. But I do see them when I am driving down the street.

Best to wear orange when out hunting. You can see them better.

I bought a woodpecker seed hanger. I tried to wire it to the tree branch so the animals won't carry it off. I will find out in the morning if it is still there. Suet in suet hangers can be wired shut to keep the animals from running off with the suet. But this can't be put in any kind of holder. As soon as I hung the woodpecker seed block the Red Breasted Woodpecker was back. And it wasn't only the woodpeckers that liked it. The Nuthatches, Titmice and Cardinals liked it also.

I came back inside and looked out the window and saw the Black Squirrel was eating the corn seed I put down in the side yard. But was surprised that an animal hadn't run off with the corn still on the cob in husks just thrown on the ground. I was glad but still surprised.

Here are a couple more pictures of this and that

It is raining hard right now. Don't you just love to sleep when it is raining? Gently lulls you to sleep.
Good-night