Just some quick pics from my phone through the binoculars.
Red Bellied Woodpecker was blocking all the holes on the tube feeder, and this little Wren really wanted access. It darted back and forth from my beanpoles to the woodpecker a dozen times, but the woodpecker did not show a care.
I really liked the vibe of the takeoff pic and the last one where it seems to be giving the stink eye to the RBW.
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Ah, alright that sounds great, so cool that you get to work with owls now too! I am also volunteering in animal help, but with normal pigeons, not superb owls 😆 Also all really awesome people involved there, quite happy i slid into this (by catching a sick pigeon and looking for help).
That is funny that the squirrels keep chilling in the cage! Are they still there today?
We never know where the decisions we make are ultimately going to lead us. I never thought I’d be doing it either. It’s been one of the most rewarding things I’ve done so far. We do a lot of not great stuff to our little planet, and I love being able to do something so positive to make up for some of it.
I’m glad you took the time to help an animal that many don’t pay attention to. Last week we had some type of big fuzzy bee checked in! I asked the rehabber about it and she said some little boy found it missing a wing and his parents let him call. She took the bee in and gave it the same care any other living thing would get. He got a massive (for a bee) container with bedding, fresh fruit, and water. It looked fairly vigorous when I saw it last week but she said he didn’t make it.
She said she couldn’t do anything for bee wings, but she had mended butterfly wings previously, so I’d love to see that in the future!
The squirrels were still there this morning, trying to destroy my screen door, climbing all over it, and I gave them clean water and I’ll grab them some fresh veg on the way home. I’ve got a bag of rodent chow and walnuts too.
They were having a great time exploring the garden, digging in the dirt, and tasting everything. The leader I believe is a female from trying to look at her on my screen door, and she is very brave and adventurous. She’ll be a great addition to my slice of the woods. I wish I had looked at the chart to see which squirrels I grabbed and saw if I was getting males and/or females.