WEATHER NOTES—
A cookout today would require shoveling some 5” of fresh snow off the picnic table on the lower deck; our first significant snow of the season. Actually, a picnic is not a very good idea—for humans. The birds, however, are delighted; particularly after I freshened up the feeders a bit during a slight lee in the storm. Those are American Goldfinches and Dark-eyed Juncos flitting about the thistle feeder.
The goldfinches are with us the entire year and the males, commonly known as wild canaries when in their bright yellow breeding plumage, are now the same drab olive color as the females.
The juncos spend their breeding season as far north as Alaska and winter with us in large numbers.
A cookout today would require shoveling some 5” of fresh snow off the picnic table on the lower deck; our first significant snow of the season. Actually, a picnic is not a very good idea—for humans. The birds, however, are delighted; particularly after I freshened up the feeders a bit during a slight lee in the storm. Those are American Goldfinches and Dark-eyed Juncos flitting about the thistle feeder.
The goldfinches are with us the entire year and the males, commonly known as wild canaries when in their bright yellow breeding plumage, are now the same drab olive color as the females.
The juncos spend their breeding season as far north as Alaska and winter with us in large numbers.
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I rethought...and decided I better post this here...
Yes sir, that is me. Some old "Fogey" took my senior picture a couple of years ago...or maybe he was just a geriatric adolescent!
I am glad Gary Mishey emailed me about the article. Your blog is very enjoyable, and relaxing reading! Thanks again!
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