Nest box and deer

 Snow, ice rain, more rain. The weather has been upsy downsy. As well as the temperatures. Below freezing overnight, then 21 ℃. Soon the goldfish pond will be melted, and goldfish can go out to play.

Last year I moved 154 frogs from the goldfish pond down to the frog pond. In the melt, I found 4 little dead frog bodies. Once they are trapped under the ice there was nothing I could do. They needed to get down to the bottom in the mud, but that didn't happen.

Wood Duck Nest box repairs

Every year I watch for wood ducks. We have two nest boxes. One at the frog pond. Another in the back 40 on the wetland. I keep 🦆track of their progress. 

This was two years ago. It needed to be cleaned out and fresh shavings put into the box.

I'd moved this nest box back in Feb., 2023. We had a duck nest in it that spring (Wood ducking).  

Then Momma bear and two cubs came for a visit.  Momma Bear and Two Cubs📹, June 6th. This is a screen capture of the action.

Back to present day! Down we went to the back 40. I had requested assistance! (I was carrying the ladder!)

Can you see Cinnamon roaring along behind Joe?

Inside the box, a wasp nest. I removed whilst perched on my ladder. It was tricky. It was really stuck.

Behind the nest box, Cinnamon was roaring up and down trees! He flings himself up the tree, then comes back down like a firefighter. Back feet first. Then a final jump for the last few feet.

Somebody in my house is running around putting Canadian flags on everything. 

The deer are on their last half bag of food. A couple of them look pregnant. This is a good sign!

Just for fun, this was June, 2014. You can see a hoof sticking out.