Resident Rodents...

The birdfeed fallen under the feeders represents heaven to the opportunistic rodents. They have snow tunnels to wherever they are living and are actually quite amusing to watch...and they are fast! They normally take "turns" coming out of, and back into, their "own" tunnels. There were two moles I was watching yesterday, while a bold chickadee was giving them a talking to.

Furry little things. They don't stray too far from their little snow holes...would be a nice breakfast for a passing fox, hawk or owl!

This one is coming out of #2 tunnel, the one in the picture above has just gone back into #1 tunnel, above. I'm curious where the snow tunnels go to, or if they overlap, but don't want to dig down and destroy them to find out. Yeah, they are annoying and destructive little rodents, but kind of cute, just the same....

Spruce Grouse returns...

Shortly after we began feeding the birds again, the spruce grouse have returned. There have been a couple here for about a week now, one seems to be a "morning person" and the other a later afternoon visitor. I took this picture through the bedroom window late today. We call them "Trusts' birds" as she looks for them on our walks and likes to "flush" them.

First BIG Snow and Dogs...

Friday was a big snow day. We don't really know how much snow there was as it was blowing so much, some whiteouts and different areas looked like there was much more on the ground than others. The dogs loved it! What else is there to do outside than go on nice snowy dog walks?!
This is Trust from a walk in the forest today. She's such a pretty girl.

And tough guy Tank up on a snowy rock!

This is Tank from a walk yesterday. He likes to burrow his head into the snow.

Jess was busy making snow angels. She just took her head out of the snow here.

From yesterday, Blast whipping around a corner on a recall.

Also yesterday, out in a protected area in the forest with the trees all still snow covered, very pretty

Blast up on his favorite rock pile yesterday.

Today...Blast was determined to try and jump up to the top of the corner post. We couldn't figure out what was up there, or had been, but he kept trying and trying. Unfortunately my batteries died, he's an amazing straight up jumper.

We had four great walks today in the field and the forest with the dogs. It was lovely.