December 29&30

Full Belly,After chewing a hole in the roof

 Bohemian Wax-Wings feeding on Crab-apples

 Immature Bald Eagles

 

 

5 total

Sharing tree with a Raven

Acrobatics

Snowy owl.     Uncooperative.

'tis the season

Jays, Blue and Gray, dining on Kristmas Kibble.

doesn't fit sideways

Looking over the choices.

eenie,meenie........

try the spaghetti

chose the meatball

Searching for 10 draught animals to haul a sleigh. One night only

They went thataway!

there they be, just waiting to be hitched up. All 10 (that's Blitzen off to the left)

 

 

 

18 & 19 Dec.

Red Squirrel stymied. Can't get to the seeds/fat

so it heads on up the tree and has a Spruce Needle Salad

Surprised to find squirrels eat Spruce Needles!!!!

Blue Jay and weenie

after Bluejay had its fill, time for Chickadee

Made a good dent

Another surprise. Beaver in icy waters of Serpent river. Thought they would have hunkered down for the winter by now

Counting birds at Christmas and other things too.

Common Goldeye. Was sitting on the edge of the ice while 6 others swam and dove(dived?) for food

Northern Shrike

Trudging up a Cottage Lane

Until it got a look at us. Up went the tail, armed the gun, turned around and scooted back down the way.

from the day before, crossing the road.

same bird different pose.

Assorted herds

Mourning Doves 13 of 'em

Deer at Dawn.
 Poor light conditions ( almost dark) required much fussing with software to get this photo

Blue Jays sharing

Lastly, this is what we didn't see when last we went on the  Eagle and Elk tour late November. Larger numbers.