Spring is early

🧸Bear Watch

To answer your question, tz_garden, the bears come out from hibernation in spring. They go to their summer territory, and then the mothers or potential male mates, kick out the two-year-olds to find their own territory. That's when we see them migrating through the area looking for new habitat. I do have to put the bird feeders away at that point. The trailcams help me determine when, as well as community FB pages.

I was outside before breakfast the other day and ran my 🐦Birdnet App as I couldn't identify the songs. A brown creeper! I didn't venture out, though. We had a bit of rain (17 mm) Saturday/Sunday, and I wasn't about to go outdoors on an adventure! 

  

On the day before the storm, our Golden Arch, lovely in the sunset.

We are all set for a green March, which is fitting for St. Patrick's Day. We live in an area with a lot of Kellys, and other people of Irish heritage, like JB. 

Well, the Harlequin Tabby cat hasn't shown up. We do have Mice Friends, though!

mice friends Mar 9 from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The official Crumbly Acres camera had a Spider Friend. I cleaned it off, and sprayed some Pam on the top.

 

spider from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The deer are eating moss in the Cedar Corridor. The thumbnail image shows Prince Harry, whose ear has a split. It happened late in the winter., Jan. 21st. This is the only way to tell them apart, aside from their behaviour.

 

deer in the forest from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The tulips are beginning, a tad early. It's going to be below zero ℃ tonight. 

Here come the bucks and the cottontail!

 I went into the hardware store in town for supplies to work on my new bird feeder tray and the door jam, which is leaking cold air. In the store Friday, I picked up some sale items, as well as new weatherstripping. I was hoping to get that done before the cold weather came back, but that didn't happen. The front door leaks air. 

I wandered, looking for sale. Someone either broke, or stole one wine glass out of the 6, hence the discount. I don't have 6 friends, wo this is perfect! Also, a flag for the mailbox for the summer. We have to look forward.

My new, green bird seed catcher, intended to reduce waste seed, had 3 holes but it didn't hang well. It really needed 4 chains for balance. The mourning doves really like it. 

Action!

Darkness fell,  and look who appeared! We need a name for Labbit. 

cottontail from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

I'd set up the camera with the zoom and tripod to snap feeder photos.  

I never have time to figure out the proper settings in the dark. By the time I'd research it, I forget again for next time.

My amaryllis had a problem. OK, it wasn't a problem. It was assaulted. By me. I lifted it out to better see it on the window sill, and broke off one of the 3 blossoms. I feel so badly! You can see Nutmeg, peeking up behind it, wanting in for breakfast.

Anyway, a new week begins. JB kicked me out of bed to put the garbage out. He has one bad arm, and that is my job. I was awake from 4 - 5 a.m., and managed to get back to sleep. We'll see what trouble I can get into today! 

The deer have been around, we've King Charles, Princes William and Harry! William is a 6-point buck, Harry is younger, maybe 2-years-old, with single point pickle stabber antlers. You count all the points on both antlers, even the brow tines. Sometimes they have a different number on the second antler.

 

doe a deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The wee twins are so fuzzy! King Charles wanders about. He is a 10-point buck.

 

fawns and buck from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Let us see what the week will bring.