Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Morning Bird Feeding

Do you know what this is? A "rear view" of a barred owl flying into the forest. Silent gliders, you can see the spread of the tail and the wings just lift and swish them off, appearing effortless.
This Barred Owl was sitting for ages on top of the post. He had been watching a squirrel for a very long time, but no way to reach him. I've seen a few barred owls in the past few weeks, and one lovely little Saw-Whet Owl. Normally, late at night before bed, taking Kira out. This was odd for this one to still be here.
I was concerned he was hungry, rather than still hunting, and held off going out to feed the birds hoping he would catch something or fly off. The bluejays were flying around and screaming at him, but he paid no attention to them.
Eventually, I went out and walked slowly up to within 8' of him. He looked ok, but showing no concern about me coming so close didn't seem normal. I hope he is ok.
The males are smaller than the females. Very pretty birds, and hope he is not having trouble hunting. Crust on snow is a problem for them, which is what worries me. Right now it is snowing like crazy again.

ANOTHER *#!!/**$%#! Snowy Day

So...down the driveway we go again! It's nice the dogs are easily amused by our walks and toys.
A friend just emailed today that we were tracking last year on March 11th....hard to believe looking at this.
Even Trust was playing today with the rubber hose. She has become more playful than when she was a pup, which is pretty strange...
Let's see, what kind of dog is this!!? Why, it's determined Tank, trying to catch that fast ball!
Blast has it this time, he sure looks long-legged in this picture, like he's gliding along...
I first thought this was Blast, but it's not, it's Kira...same ball, different walk. This WAS Elle, but I renamed her as she didn't respond very well to her name. She "took" right away to Kira and looks immediately when she hears her name now.
Kira certainly looks more like a german shepherd with those ears "up". They are still changing but seemed more "up" today.
She's so cute. And both ears up. Yesterday I had "another" discussion with someone when we were out about her breed! I can't get over the number of people up here that still think a GSD only comes in Black and Tan, maybe sometimes Black, but never heard of or seen a Sable. That's the snow at the sides of the driveway, by the way...
Kira does look a lot like Blast here. She's deciding whether to give me a big thrill (in her mind!) and drop the ball down the steps. We're heading in for lunch.