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Behrfeet β Weathering the Storm
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Published: 2012-12-24 14:43:11 +0000 UTC; Views: 359; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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We had a bit of a blizzard roar thru here yesterday. Steady snow and temperatures hovering around 2ΒΊF/-17ΒΊC. Then the snow quit and the temperatures dropped even further overnight. I am lucky. I can look out the window and watch it all happen as I'm safe and warm. The wild animals and birds have no choice but to endure. I am truly impressed by their ability to weather what I know I could not.Related content
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I definitely have a lot of respect for wild animals, as well. I remember a quote someone mentioned in a movie (sadly, I don't know whose quote it was): " I have never seen a wild thing feeling sorry for itself." No, they just take it as it comes.
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ya .... and it continues to impress me. Although it has been tough seeing them each day. We got quite a bit of snow in November .... then a sudden warm snap quickly followed by yet another drop into the deep freeze that covered everything in ice so the deer are REALLY having a tough time getting to any grass. Last night it dipped to -26*F / -33*C and it was tough to watch them stare at me thru the window while they stood there and shivered. I did feed them but I can't afford to give them everything they need. Luckily it is supposed to get right back to around 0*C on the weekend so that will help!
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We had a lot of snow in December, and a bit in January, but aside from about 10 days where it got to -10Β°C, this has really been a mild winter so far... even a bit too mild for my taste, as there have been virtually no photo opportunities outside at all. I had hoped to get to a place south of Berlin (it's kind of a swamp-forest called Spreewald) and get some nice pictures of winter-glory there, but so far, there just never was enough snow.
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wow! such a cool shot. that's really cold. >_<
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yup .... the snow hit and the temperatures dropped and they all started to show up again. It's been almost 2 years since I've seen them in the yard and as far as I can tell it's all the same group! I for sure recognize several of them :]
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Wonder why they skipped a year?
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because last winter was super mild and we had pretty much no snow. Thus they had lots to eat and easy access to it :]
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The birds, especially the sparrows, seem oblivious to it all, so long as there is food.
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true ... but do they know any different? -11*F this morning and boy are you right about the food ... the deer were soooo hungry.
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I am finding a huge crowd around my feeders every morning. Not a lot beside birds, just a few squirrels and a rabbit or two. They all will eat the bird feed, especially since I started putting out hen scratch for the bigger birds. Everyone loves Ritz crackers.
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they do seem to fall into a routine for sure. LOL .... I can't afford to feed this crowd on Ritz! A bag of el-cheapo apples once in a while is the only sort of treat they get :]
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They are probably happy for that much.
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