Mouse Tracks - Sit Spot #1377 - December 27, 2022

Mouse Tracks in the  Snow

Tuesday, December 27, 2022 10:50 a.m.

Sit 1377 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy

-6° (-13°) SW 20-30 kph  73% humidity

Crows in distance,

(Traffic Noises),

(Jet - West Jet flight 2792…),

3:45 a.m. -

Cloudy,

All Quiet,

No Wind,

7:51 a.m. Sunrise   -

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrel,

Blue Jays,

Juncos,

Goldfinches,

Mourning Doves,

Along the trails -

Crows in distance,

Chickadees,

Black Squirrel,

Donkey braying,

5 White-tailed Deer,

Downy Woodpecker,

Coyote Tracks,

Mouse Tracks,

Rabbit Tracks,

Juncos,

4:45 p.m. - Great Horned Owl hooting,

Seen from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Hairy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #2 - East Willow

Web_Site - Sit Spot #1376 - December 26, 2022

See the Web Site for amazing Slime Mould  Photos

Monday, December 26, 2022 4:35 p.m.

Sit 1376: Brush Pile W : Cloudy

-7° (-13°)   W 15-23   73% humidity

(Traffic noises),

Great Horned Owl hooting,

(Jet - United Airlines flight 1646),

12:40 a.m. -

Cloudy,

Light breeze,

Quiet,

6:15 a.m. - Great Horned Owl hooting,

7:51 a.m. Sunrise -

Mourning Dove,

Junco,

Goldfinches,

Along the Trails -

Very quiet,

5:40 p.m.  - 2 Great Horned Owls hooting,

Seen from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Tree Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #1 - East Pond Site

Reflection - Sit Spot #1375 - December 25, 2022

Our Library Window Reflection

caught my eye this morning

Sunday,  December 25, 2022

Sit 1375 : Brush Pile W : Cloudy

-9° (-20°)   SW 43-54 kph   73% humidity 

Wind in the Trees,

Tree limbs clicking together,

(Traffic noises),

12:40 a.m. -

Quiet, 

Less wind,

Light Clouds,

7:51 a.m. Sunrise  -

Goldfinches,

Chickadees,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Along the Trails  -

Very, very quiet,

A few new Coyote Tracks in snow,

Wind in trees,

After an hour there was a Blue Jay calling,

5:45 p.m. - Tundra Swans calling overhead,

Seen from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Downy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrels.

Photo Site #9 - 

Looking out from West Brush Pile

Truck - Sit Spot #1374 - December 24, 2022

A friend gave this photo to Fleur-Ange

It looks like the truck

my Grandfather used to drive when I was a boy

Saturday, December 24, 2022 10:05 a.m.

Sit 1374 : Brush Pile W : Mostly Cloudy,

-15º (-29º) SW 52-63 kph  78% humidity

Wind howling in trees,

Tree branches clicking together,

(Jet - Air Canada flight 937),

Extras:

12:45 a.m. -

Still very windy!

Cold in house,

7:50 a.m. Sunrise -

Cardinal,

Chickadees,

Juncos,

Goldfinches,

Along the Trails  -

Winds still blowing cold,

Lots of coyote tracks,

Rabbit Tracks,

Squirrel Tracks,

Mouse Tracks,

Donkey braying,

Goats bleating,

Seen from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Mourning Doves,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

Red-breasted Nuthatch,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Chipping Sparrow,

Tree Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Hairy Woodpecker,

Red-bellied Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren.

Photo Site #8 - West Pond Site

East Willow - No Sit Spot - December 23, 2022

I almost never do self portraits

It is also almost never feeling like -32C

Friday, December 23, 2022

Sit Spot - Did not Happen,

-17º (-32º) SW 56-74 KPH 78% humidity

I chose not to sit,

  or even to walk as far as the regular sit spot,

Extras:

3:30 a.m. -

Quiet,

Cloudy,

No wind,

7:50 a.m. Sunrise  -

Grey Squirrel,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

White-breasted Nuthatch,

Snow starting,

Along the Trails -

Howling Winds,

Only walked about 500 metres,

Too windy and cold,

Saw a Carolina Wren hiding in the barn,

Seen from Kitchen -

Blue Jays,

Cardinals,

Chickadees,

Goldfinches,

Juncos,

White-breasted Nuthatches,

Chipping Sparrow,

Downy Woodpecker,

Carolina Wren,

Black Squirrels,

Grey Squirrels.

Photo Site #6 -

Close-up of East Willow