Red polls have been visiting our feeders -- and can they eat! Apparently they have a very small volume in relation to their surface area and have to eat all the time.
Other less welcome visitors are squirrels who have discovered how to get at the food. They swing the feeder dislodging seed which makes a huge mess on the deck underneath. The tiny red ones are cute, but not the fat black one. Ivan the cat is dispatched outside to deal with the problem, but soon wants in. He prefers to watch the birds from the comfort of an easy chair --"Chickadee TV" as Bill calls it.
Last week the weather was lovely -- sunny and bright but cool enough that the snow did not melt. This week there is a change -- yesterday a warm front with freezing rain and rain, today a cold front has sprinted through bringing high winds and some snow. Tomorrow is to be sunny again -- good as we have to go to Ottawa for my cast to be removed. I am looking forward to actually experiencing the lovely winter, and not just looking at it out of the window.
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This is certainly putting your retirement to creative use. Good on you, Hilary! Pretty birds in your viewfinder, idyllic scenes from your window, bunionless feet -- I'm envious. I'll look forward to keeping up with the news from your corner of McDonald's Corners. Best to Bill and you.
Eileen
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