Thankfully I'd gone out and snowblowed (snowblew?) the 5" that was already on the driveway and shoveled the same off of the deck. Otherwise I'd be having to move almost a foot of snow today.
The birds are gonna have to wait for their breakfast for a while. I'm still recovering from yesterday's dig-out.
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I dug a path to the birdfeeder, filled it up and sprinkled stale bread along the path. The front brought in some new birds that I've not seen yet this winter: cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds. They, like the crows, make a dramatic statement against the white background.
The birds on the snow are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't begun feeding the birds yet...I lost my feeding tree and have to use a shepherd's hook. I loved that tree where all the birds could land and wait their turn.
No snow here but cold.
I feed all year long - just much less in warm weather. The birds are really using the Xmas tree roost near the feeder.
DeleteIt does make me laugh that you are so matter-of-fact about 5" of snow. That is more than sufficient to bring our entire country to a standstill.
ReplyDeleteI too feed birds 365 days a year, regardless of the weather.
Then you would really enjoy going back to some of my last winter's posts where we frequently got 10-12" on a near regular basis. This part of the States was under snowpack for MONTHS. That's when I tore my left rotator cuff digging out the deck. Glad this year is so much more mild.
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