Yes, it's got a bigger cousin the grey, both are eastern squirrels and not native here in western Canada. I believe they have pretty much pushed our little native red squirrel out of the city.
Long Tailed Tits come into our garden mob-handed. Suddenly there is a twittering and a squawking, and there they are, taking over the feeding station. Then - as suddenly as they arrived they are gone. Shame - they are such pretty birds: it's a pleasure to have them as visitors.
Hosta, what a fab picture, and you are so lucky to get them all in one shot. We do have them here - usually 5 or 6 at a time and they twitter as they fly from willow to silver birch trees but never on our bird feeders.
We have fat balls, peanuts, niger seeds and wild bird seed out with a mix of currants & dried suet. Birds on the feeders right now - one blackbird, one sparrow & a robin. I think the neighbours newish cat is responsible for the lack of bird life around here. However we have a big garden & there are plenty of birds in other areas of it.
I know that you shouldn't give birds nuts when there are fledglings to feed - think of human babies choking on nuts and then think tiny little birds and nuts......definitely a no no. We don't have any baby birds here yet.
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Yes, it's got a bigger cousin the grey, both are eastern squirrels and not native here in western Canada. I believe they have pretty much pushed our little native red squirrel out of the city.
Not a problem, the black ones are here every day and allll day. I'll have a picture as soon as the sun is up.lol
These wee guys come and go en masse, never singly. Sorry
for repeating photo from another thread.
long tailed tits.
Long Tailed Tits come into our garden mob-handed. Suddenly there is a twittering and a squawking, and there they are, taking over the feeding station. Then - as suddenly as they arrived they are gone. Shame - they are such pretty birds: it's a pleasure to have them as visitors.
Hosta, what a fab picture, and you are so lucky to get them all in one shot. We do have them here - usually 5 or 6 at a time and they twitter as they fly from willow to silver birch trees but never on our bird feeders.
I'm not photo guru. It was just good luck.
I took that through the window from seat at the breakfast table. I didn't want to move for fear of scaring them off.
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Very cute little birds. They remind me of the Chickadee.
We have fat balls, peanuts, niger seeds and wild bird seed out with a mix of currants & dried suet. Birds on the feeders right now - one blackbird, one sparrow & a robin. I think the neighbours newish cat is responsible for the lack of bird life around here. However we have a big garden & there are plenty of birds in other areas of it.
Yes I do too aym.
I know that you shouldn't give birds nuts when there are fledglings to feed - think of human babies choking on nuts and then think tiny little birds and nuts......definitely a no no. We don't have any baby birds here yet.