I love the wildlife outside my window! Even when I was living in the city I had a little bird feeder and a bird bath outside my bedroom window. I took such delight in that little bit of wildlife that would come eat the treats I would put out for them.
On that note, most of these photos were taken through the window so excuse any fuzziness.....
I felt sorry for the little critters when I moved away, as I do with each move. They get used to having regular meals provided for them and then all of a sudden....nothing.
Well, that's not happening again since I've decided I'm never ever moving again. Ever.
I love looking out and seeing all the critters, large and small, that bring me such joy. Like my little chipmunk friend. And my neighbors' horses, seen so clearly out my bedroom window now that the trees are getting bare. They are my favorite neigh-bors - ahem. Sorry.
Not all the creatures bring me joy and some of the wildlife up here on the mountain can be quite scary.
Like the coyotes. And the bobcats. And the snakes. Ewwww, I hate snakes. And the skunks. And the porcupines.
And the bears. They are the scariest of all.
And I had my first real visit from one last night....well, first time in this house.
I went to put the peanuts out for the birds this morning and one of my feeders was missing. I found the feeder pole on the stairs and a chunk of wood torn from the deck railing where the bear had climbed the stairs, reached over the gate, and tore off the feeder pole. And took the feeder.
He carried it down by the driveway and broke it to bits. Destroyed it. Grrrrrrrrrr!
It's not the first time I've had a bear take the feeders....not in a long shot. It's just the first time in my new house.
Crap. I was really hoping they didn't know where I lived!
We gathered the pieces and my sweetie will figure out what parts I'm missing and I'll contact the company for replacements. This company is fabulous, they truly stand behind their product.
Funny that it's a squirrel buster isn't it? I wish they made a bear buster!
It doesn't exist. Not that I know of. If anyone knows of a way to truly keep the bears away from the feeders please share!
I'll have to bring the feeders into the garage every night before dusk now. Until I'm off his regular feeding route again. Or he goes into hibernation.
The bear at my last house didn't hibernate in the winter. I had to bring the feeders in every single night, all year. It's irritating to have this extra chore every evening but for me, watching the birds outweighs the annoyance.
I found a replacement in the garage, installed the feeder pole again, and waited. It wasn't long before we were back in business!
The Nuthatch is coming for the suet. He'd like to get to the peanuts but the Blue Jays won't let him.
This will do for now!
This is the first time I've seen the Mourning Doves on the flat feeder.
I honestly wasn't all that sure they were bright enough to figure out there was seed in there! My sweetie calls them the Doofus Birds. He's kind of right....but don't tell him I said so!
The Blue Jays have been regular visitors for a while now but this is the first time I ever captured three on there at once - usually they are too busy fighting!
It didn't take the Gold Finches long to figure out how to work the replacement feeder. Smart little pipsqueaks!
The Dark Eyed Junco comes around looking for tidbits on the ground. Although they are primarily ground feeders they will come to the feeders as well on occasion.
The Finches like this little thistle feeder outside the kitchen window. I really enjoy being at the sink and watching them up close!
This poor little Mourning Dove was trying to stay warm on Sunday morning when the temps were in the teens - I felt so bad for him! Look how he fluffed up his feathers to try and stay warm! Yup, that was snow on the railing. That was this cold blustery day.
I love watching the antics of the squirrels. They are such goofy little critters! This guy looks like he has ants in his pants waiting for the other squirrel to have his fill.
Waiting not so patiently for his turn at the feeder.....he's looking a little anxious now.
And he gave up. Perhaps the Blue Jay bullied him away.
The Blue Jays are ganging up on the squirrel but he doesn't seem to be bothered at all.
Getting a little impatient now....."Come on, you've had enough - it's our turn!"
What kind of wildlife do you see out your window?
