'FORUM FRIENDS, WILDLIFE-FROM-WHEREVER' (Off-season, all cams off at Loch Garten)

Boreal Ontario

The Meadowlark spent several minutes on the ground +/- 10:00.

There were a couple more refills of the feeder, then a complete refurb, at which time only in-shell peanuts were left - have they run out of seeds or do they expect them to be wasted because more heavy snow is due?

No more settling snow in the morning, Blue Jay picks off peanuts, Nuthatch finds the odd seed to fly off with, but Western Meadowlark has a really hard time - however, we (I) don't need to angst ourselves (myself) stoopid over him/her:

It was back again late afternoon, on both ground and feeder - apparently it will be looking for grain and weed seeds at this tme of year.

My other fave has popped in 2-3 times - it should be very comfortable in these conditions but I don't know how its face has become pink-stained - maybe that's normal or maybe it's the result of inaccurate colours:

Ruffed Grouse was here for 10 minutes, pecking and picking away:

Just before 19:00 a custodian came and shovelled show from under the feeder complex:

It's been a harsh night.

Maine Deer

Slow activities:

Birdseed raiders!

Now there's a treat. Thank you Korky 

Lovely single portraits . Jeepers - it's Pooh !!!!!! Wonderfully quiet deer enjoying a nosh or looking for a snack - just great videos Scylla. Thank you

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A few snaps from the Czech Republic

I've only just seen your post, KORKY, after I signed in - must have had the RF open too long yesterday.  Lovely to see them, especially the Christmas robin

Boreal Ontario

Christmas Eve morning and (almost) all the regulars check in eventually:

A Gray Jay "oops!" - how well insulated it is!

©SW Florida Eagle Cam Fdn

Passing ponies - just caught one in the top left corner (2 eggs still doing well):

Drying off after a bathe:

Brownville's Deer Pantry

Wild turkeys under Ryan's Bird Buffet - happy not to be ready-to-eat:

I've stopped 'doing' these cams now:

Minnesota

No tending till late, first in was:

Then Northern Cardinals M&F and one or two shadowy small birds, then Blue Jays.

I'm missing the whole day from 11:00 onwards, then we were shown the ground early evening, it stayed like that till 23:00:

Gettysburg

Busy all day until late afternoon, but I selected a Blue Jay who found a gap all to itself:

 

Mmmm, really big snow flakes and very crunchy under caretakers feet !

Oh, did you notice the heavy frost on the bluejays feathers from his overnight roosting? So one hopes it is indeed well insulated, brrrrrrrrrrr all the same

Is there really sun and warmth somewhere!! What a contrast - well done eggs and wonderful eagle mum

I’m very happy for the turkeys. I’ve got fillet steak for my dins today courtesy of the lady with whom I would have been spending Christmas.

And well done Boris …………

Festive food

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOsXWkp1_BM

Oh Korky , how could you possible think of eating a beautiful Jay for Christmas         

Lovely shot, thank you      

Many thanks for the heads up re the live birdie cam Scylla - it's a great watrch

Yup, Korky dear, you're over thinking things. This cam is just for anyone's enjoyment. It's just using a small space to give a heads up for the real thing - an ad .only