When we first moved in to the Forever Home back in July, one of the first things we did was put up the birdseed feeders on the pergola in the back yard. It wasn’t long after that that we started seeing a squirrel out there as well, stealing seed that fell to the ground. Then there were two, often. Then on occasion a third. Then they all disappeared for a couple of months, then it was usually three and sometimes four when they came back.
Today, for the first time, I saw FIVE squirrels out there together at once. I don’t know if our original pair has been fruitful and multiplying or if word has simply gotten out that we have the birdseed buffet going on here 24/7, but the population is on the rise.
Looking over the wall the other day I also saw rabbits for the first time here. I’m not surprised, I would have bet on them being out there, but I hadn’t spotted them yet.
I’m also feeding the Corvid Gods (ravens) out on the front lawn, grapes most days.
It’s a lousy photo, taken through the screen from the window at my desk, but if I open the front door or come around the corner from the garage, they spook and are gone.
They’re surprisingly LARGE birds up close and in person. I’m hoping they bestow their benificence upon us soon. We can use some benificence, corvid or otherwise.
I also put the hummingbird feeders back up. I think that the local hummers had migrated for the winter, but I saw one or two hanging around last week, so I’m hoping they’ll be back and finding the feeders soon.
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