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Showing posts with label MY ANIMALS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MY ANIMALS. Show all posts
My Story of the BACKYARD Birds and the BABIES (5 Chapters)
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MY ANIMALS
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It took me some time but 50+ photos later, I have managed to put it all together in a form of a story consisting of 5 Chapters.
Some of the shots were captured through a patio door, (hence the shots weren't quite as clear), so as not to disturb them since they were so easily startled even when I would carefully, and slowly slide the door open.
Chapter 1
Getting ready for something?
LOVEY and DOVEY Sitting I̶n̶ ̶a̶ ̶T̶R̶E̶E̶ On a FENCE, K-I-S-S-I-N-G...
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Love Doves,
MY ANIMALS,
MY PHOTOS
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Captured some love doves getting all lovey-dovey on the fence. They don't call them that for nothing!
Unfortunately, the images were shot through a patio door (except for the very last one), so they were not as clear as I would have liked them to be. Nevertheless, you get the picture!
Out of all of these 35 shots, there is one that is my most favourite! Can you guess which one?
#1.
MY SQUIRRELS ENJOYING SOME FRENCH FRIES AFTER THE FIRST SNOW FALL
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french fries,
MY ANIMALS,
SQUIRRELS
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After our first snow fall of the season (Autumn isn't even over yet, winter arrives December 22), some hungry squirrels came out and I ran out of peanut butter to feed them but I had some left over, homemade french fries. I almost felt guilty feeding them these fries but it was either that or chocolate chip cookies. (I think they would have eaten them also.)They were waiting for me as usual at the door and after that early snow fall, they were probably very hungry and forgot (or were too lazy), to look for all that food they buried all over my yard, the neighbour's yard and probably the entire park behind us.
Sometimes I try to 'shoo' them away but they always look so innocent standing there on their hind legs with their front paws turned in and close to their chest making you feel guilty and all. Eventually, I tossed them some fries to see if they would eat it and sure enough they did! They were enjoying them so much, after awhile, they were eating them 2 at a time.
EVIDENCE FROM MY SQUIRRELS
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MY ANIMALS,
MY PHOTOS,
SQUIRRELS
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So I was out watering my hanging plants today and was thinking about my squirrel friends. I haven't seen them for over a week. My husband told me he hasn't really seen any also but he still tosses out some food for them every once in awhile in case they do come around. I was just curious if they've been near our yard lately and I soon found out the answer to that question.
CAN YOU SPOT THE SQUIRRELS?
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MY ANIMALS,
MY PHOTOS
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I haven't seen them for so long - since the weather got warmer actually, so I totally forgot about them. But as you all know, I love taking pictures of them so I ran back inside to grab my camera and started shooting away.
It was hard to spot them at first but if you look closely, you will see them. Whatever they were eating, they were sure enjoying it and it was also so fascinating to see how adept they were at eating upside down. Oh! Check out the animation also that was created by Google+ way down below.
The Adventures of The CHEEKY SQUIRREL(S) - "The Lawn Chair Attack"
HOUDINI FINALLY TRIES OUT HIS NEW BIRD BATH!
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MY ANIMALS,
My Lovebird-Houdini,
MY PHOTOS,
MY VIDEO CREATION(S)
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So it has been 3 months since our lovebird Houdini, finally felt brave enough to try out the new bird bath/observatory. Lol. I say observatory because that's what he has been using it for - to gain closer access to seeing us when we're in the kitchen. Not as a bird bath.
I thought he'd never use it. I did everything to try to encourage him and then finally, one day - bam! He uses it. Just like that! (See video)
I remained pretty calm as not to scare him. I was happy and finally relieved to see him use it. I only have the one love bird and I've had him for almost 10 years now. I've also noticed over that period of time, that whenever I get him something new, it takes him weeks to get used to it. This time, the bird bath took months.
I thought this day would never come...
CHEEKY SQUIRREL DEVOURS PEANUT BUTTER
So while having lunch with a co-worker the other day, we came across 'another' cheeky squirrel standing so close to us and just staring at us. He wouldn't move for anything. Then we realized it was the peanut butter packets we were eating out of. He smelled the peanut butter, lol. I guess it was the wrong thing to eat around a bunch of squirrels!You know what's cooler than the pictures of him eating it? It's me capturing it on video. I was only able to capture it for a few seconds - but that was good enough.
He licked that thing clean before throwing it away, lol. Slob!
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| Peanut butter packet |
The majority of the squirrels around here at work seem to be rather 'friendly' and of course, cheeky. I hope to capture more of their antics when time and weather permits. For now, I was just happy to capture this moment with one of them.
HOLY DEAD CICADA!
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MY ANIMALS,
MY FAMILY HAPPENINGS,
MY PHOTOS,
WHAT I'VE LEARNT TODAY
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I immediately started screaming, "Honey! Come look! I found me a space insect! Quick!"
Well, when he saw it, he immediately responded "That's not a space creature, that's a seecada!" "A see-what?" A CICADA. Boy, did I ever felt like a reeeeetard! I knew of crickets and grasshoppers but not cicadas.
"Ah, those are the insects that makes so much noise all the time", I mumbled. (It was huge! It was almost as big as my pinkie finger!)
"Yes, those are the culprits. Now leave it alone and throw it away in the dirt."
Well, he might as well have been talking to the tree 'cause I used a stick to poke it and flip it around, turn it upside down and examined it more closely...
CHEEKY SQUIRRELS AND THE HEATWAVE
By the end of the week, temps will drop like a stone, but in the meantime, this cheeky squirrel did what he had to do to keep cool.
Talk about being cheeky. He seen me taking shots of him and instead of running away.... he just laid there. So cheeky. As usual, while this one is distracting me, the other one is up to no good... getting into my flower pot. That's a first!
Wished I could have joined him but I had to get to work! As for his partner in crime...
Have a good day!
INVASION OF THE CHEEKY SQUIRRELS
So I was taking a few shots of the neighbour's cat... again, because this time it was on my fence and not on theirs when I happened to snap that cheeky squirrel going by - talk about perfect timing! I am a bit fascinated with this cat, and cats in general since I don't have one of my own. I assume this is how they act - laying around anywhere they please. This one, however, seems to love hanging around our place. He's always under my car, on my door step or as you can see now - on my fence, lol.
He also doesn't seem to give 'two shits' about me taking pics of him, since he looked at me then turned away. I'm not sure if it's a him though. I will have to find out from my neighbour... and it's name.
Anyways, before snapping these pics, I was already taking pics through my screen door of the cat. It wasn't until later, when going through them that I noticed that cheeky squirrel in the background...
CHEEKY SQUIRREL, NEIGHBOUR'S CAT...
I thought he was looking down at something... but that's how he slept for the next hour and a half, lol.
CHEEKY SQUIRREL (MY VIDEOS)
I tried to scare him away twice, but ... no such luck, the cheeky bastard. My love bird wasn't too thrilled either. Lol.
Check out the video below when you can.
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