Category Archives: winter

winter feeding station report

bought a new feeder and so far chickadees, black squirrels, and the little red squirrel have stopped by for food…. deep snow has not helped out the mourning doves.

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The last full day of winter

tomorrow is the last full day of winter….. Just came in from walking the dog before bed time. We surprised two cottontail rabbits in the back yard come to find and eat some sunflower seeds on the refrozen snow under … Continue reading

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maximum grain

maximum grain Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. tricked up photo using software to accentuate grain and stark contrast photo was taken during a fairly normal winter afternoon in the middle of Midland, Ontario, Canada

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a week of snow

Western NY has had it worse, but we have had 120 centimetres. Our normal snow fall in this season is 160 centimetres total. The newspaper reports that part of the abnormally large lake effect snowfall this winter is due to … Continue reading

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snow, snow, and more snow

Not world record setting but a lot has fallen in the past 24 hours and the forecast calls for more. First thing this morning I went out to brush off my various bird seed feeding spots and surfaces in the … Continue reading

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winter feeding

For years we have been putting out seed for birds to feed upon in the winter. This year it was very mild into part of January then winter arrived and we have had some cold weather, down near to -20 … Continue reading

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drive-in sleeping under snow

drive-in sleeping under snow Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer. one of my favourite odd ball winter photographs the drive-in screen is behind me as I take this photo….the speaker mounts have all popped their heads out of the snow looking for … Continue reading

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winter out of sorts

The new year seems completely wrong, the weather is all wrong….well above freezing, the lawns looking bright green. I keep feeling that I may have to start mowing again, maybe in another week.  I keep thinking how much we paid … Continue reading

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wintry blast from the past

The photo is of snow covered section of the Simcoe County Forest taken around 1970. The image is a scan of a 126 film size colour slide. The camera used was this one: It doesn’t always take an expensive camera … Continue reading

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Trumpeter Swans still around

Heard them last night as I was sitting reading on the closed in (insulated and heated) sun porch. The kittens and the dog were keeping me company. I cracked open a window and could hear clearly, many trumpeters “playing” their … Continue reading

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