This week’s blog post is written by Laurie, a Gobblers alumni and monthly blog correspondent. She brings us her observations of her own backyard – and a window into her world of how, even though it seems like everything slows down for winter, there’s a whole lot going on outdoors!
Laurie E.
In winter we very often think of everything winding down, becoming practically dormant, waiting for the warmth of spring to arrive. Well, not everyone slows down for the winter. In winter, it seems that some of our friends that stick around really have some, fun even in the cold.
In my yard at home we have put up a few bird feeders and we have a few dogwood trees as well. We also have a creek that runs below our house and there is corn field above it. With all of these features we most definitely get some visitors.
The Bluebirds enjoy our Dogwood tree. On this day we had four flitting between our two trees.
Our larger dogwood tree, bird feeders, and the creek sit below our house. I very often find myself sitting in my living room watching out the window for birds and any other visitors that may come by! With the cold weather we have many birds that come by and pick up a snack in the tree or a meal at the feeders. We very often see Juncos coming in to snack.
A Junco decided that he would sit on our swing. He stuck around as we finished opening our Christmas gifts.
We have even seen a few Flickers! Most recently we had four bluebirds flitting around between the two trees and we had a few Cardinals at the feeders.
This male Cardinal seemed hungry! It looks like he enjoyed the food!
We also will very often see squirrels in the tree, flicking their tails, eating the berries. On Christmas day we had four squirrels in the tree, I guess they were having a Christmas feast!
This Squirrel was very happy with this meal! We had a few squirrels in the tree; it was fun to watch them run around!
In the cornfield above the house we most often see a small herd of whitetail deer. The deer will walk into the field and munch on whatever they can find. They will also play with one another and chase each other around the field. In the creek below the house we often will see Geese and Mallards. It is incredible that the animals are built to withstand the cold, especially the cold water!
We had a few Mallards swimming around the creek just after the Geese left.
Even though it seems that things slow down somewhat in the cold of winter, there is always something incredible to see! So take a look outside, there is a whole world of wonder to be found!
Winter in a Pennsylvanian Backyard
Posted: January 30, 2018 by Katie Cassidy
This week’s blog post is written by Laurie, a Gobblers alumni and monthly blog correspondent. She brings us her observations of her own backyard – and a window into her world of how, even though it seems like everything slows down for winter, there’s a whole lot going on outdoors!
In winter we very often think of everything winding down, becoming practically dormant, waiting for the warmth of spring to arrive. Well, not everyone slows down for the winter. In winter, it seems that some of our friends that stick around really have some, fun even in the cold.
In my yard at home we have put up a few bird feeders and we have a few dogwood trees as well. We also have a creek that runs below our house and there is corn field above it. With all of these features we most definitely get some visitors.
Our larger dogwood tree, bird feeders, and the creek sit below our house. I very often find myself sitting in my living room watching out the window for birds and any other visitors that may come by! With the cold weather we have many birds that come by and pick up a snack in the tree or a meal at the feeders. We very often see Juncos coming in to snack.
We have even seen a few Flickers! Most recently we had four bluebirds flitting around between the two trees and we had a few Cardinals at the feeders.
We also will very often see squirrels in the tree, flicking their tails, eating the berries. On Christmas day we had four squirrels in the tree, I guess they were having a Christmas feast!
In the cornfield above the house we most often see a small herd of whitetail deer. The deer will walk into the field and munch on whatever they can find. They will also play with one another and chase each other around the field. In the creek below the house we often will see Geese and Mallards. It is incredible that the animals are built to withstand the cold, especially the cold water!
Even though it seems that things slow down somewhat in the cold of winter, there is always something incredible to see! So take a look outside, there is a whole world of wonder to be found!
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