It was with great interest that I watched the #NoKings gatherings. The signage was quite something.
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There were protests in Toronto (100s with Elbows Up posters), Vancouver, Dublin, South Korea, London, as well as in the US.
You wonder why we care? Canadian snowbirds, off to live in the US for the winter, are being photographed, and fingerprinted. Their RVs searched, after they are registered and charged $30 USD ($42 CAD) apiece for the honour.
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I was watching Flight Radar on No Kings day. I used the filter. These are only government planes, drones and helicopters.
They were serious!
Closer to home
Things are ramping up here. Just when I think it's quiet, there is something... The Blue Jays have been interesting. I think they are looking for the feeders! The chickadees have done the same thing: looking in the window.
I'm not quite ready to put feeders out. There is lots of food. Nature Canada says there was a banded Blue Jay bird who lived 26 years!
We haven't done 🧸Snuggle Bears in ages! It was a thing. The young grandies inspired Grampa.
Nutmeg thought it was a fun party!
Our driveway! It is always nice coming home, but this is nature at its best.
Jean had questions about the raccoon release:
Do they have tags, And do the wildlife people come to check up every so often?
They don't have tags. Sadly, they are often road kill or preyed on by coyotes, owls, foxes. Their lifespan in the wild is only a few years. They are especially vulnerable when they are small.
There isn't any follow-up by RVWS, since they disperse into the forest around us. We may never see them again. Although, how would we know?! We have one raccoon with a bad leg 📹, who travels with another. And a single. Their numbers seem down to me, this year.
This is the raccoon I spotted on the driveway on the trailcam.
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I didnt think a raccoon would be prey to anything. I've heard they can take down a large dog!
When you wrote, “ The Blue Jays have been interesting,” I expected you to be writing about baseball. 😀
Great signs from the protests. Loved the bears' pizza party with Nutmeg's help. And didn't you have a raccoon named Butch? Or did I get that confused...easy to do.
So glad to hear Toronto was out in force. I really wish I could have been there. That's awful about the increase search at the border.
The way the USA treats visitors to our country rankles me no end. Things have really gone downhill here.
Aunt Tifa made me laugh. Beautiful shot of the trees on your driveway, always nice to come home!
Thanks Jenn, I really thought they would follow the release. No Kings, what a magnificent turnout. If only all those protestors had voted otherwise years ago.Tad cool here, 8C, feels like 4C.
Hari OM
Aw, nice to see the snuggle bears again... and I guess letting nature do what nature does is the key to the racoon release. YAM xx
There were No Kings protests here too. I didn't go to it. I don't see the protests really doing anything to change a thing in the long run.
It gives me hope Jenn, it was a joy to see the numbers and of those around the world. And I appreciate the raccoons and all the wildlife I see here and in your posts. Always a joy to visit, truth!
"Our driveway! It is always nice coming home, but this is nature at its best."
What a beautiful view.
All the best Jan
You've done a lot of heavy reflecting here. Good question from one of your commenters. Why don't they tag releases?
I laughed when I read your comment about the Blue Jays looking for food. With all the hullabaloo over the baseball game last night, I first thought that's who you were referring to. There was a No Kings protest here in Victoria.
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