More Reasons to Hate us

All of these birds have been saved by an animal conservation group. They are unable to survive in the wild because they cannot fly.

 The group, takes them around to rural fairs to raise money. I like that they are trying to save birds but I wish they did not have to display the birds like this.

Birds Around the Farm

The bird feeder is up and the fall birds have settled in. I always like when the fall visitors arrive. It helps to relieve the monotony of the grey weather. We have seen all sorts of ducks and geese coming through. During the cranberry harvest we saw an American Kestrel haunting the fields. This year there have been many raptors of all descriptions. There are harriers, grey and red hawks and the little sparrow hawks. We have heard an owl at night but we haven't seen it yet.


Scot took this great picture of the now resident king fishers. They are fishing along the canals right now and will hopefully stay here for a while longer. I love to hear their little chittering call.

Short Ears

For the last three or so years, we have spotted a short eared owl prowling along the banks of the canals. The owl seems to appear in late fall and stay around until early spring. Unlike most owls, the short eared owl often hunts in the daytime. Sometimes, when we are walking along the bank, the owl will suddenly rise-up, right in front of us, and fly right over our heads.



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