Wednesday, February 20, 2013

A Second Look--February 20, 2013

We continue to have a little snow everyday or two, but not enough to last. Also, I haven't seen as many birds at the feeder recently, but I think that is because I'm not watching at the right times. They come in groups intermittently and you have to be watching at the right times or you will miss them. However, the crows come every morning around breakfast time, so I always get a good show from them. Ward and Theo went on one of the walks with me this week. I always find it interesting to see what someone else notices. Ward found another bone and Theo found an old ball, both things I would have missed on my own.

Here's what we saw this week during our Second Look.

Crocus pushing up through the mulch.


It was snowing very large flakes this morning.



This was the only feather in the area.


Sometimes when a lot of crows fly in, I feel like I'm in the movie, The Birds.


Fungus on a rotting tree stump


Something rooted up this clump of moss.


Theo's ball



I think this bone was part of a bird.




Posted by Live and Learn at 6:53 AM
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 3:19 PM

    Great pictures as always. Our field looks like your shot of the crows, only multiply that a few times. It really is amazing to see how many we have early in the morning picking through the grass for food.

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    1. Live and LearnFebruary 20, 2013 at 4:28 PM

      That was about half as many crows as there were there that morning. Although they aren't little and dainty like the song birds, I like watching crows all the same.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    like

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  3. Lili@creativesavvFebruary 20, 2013 at 6:12 PM

    The crocus coming up are promising, aren't they?
    You do find a lot of bones on your property. We've only found bones a couple of times here.

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    1. Live and LearnFebruary 20, 2013 at 8:37 PM

      We do find occasional bones, but it seems like we've found more this winter. However, several of the ones we found recently, I think, may be from the same bird.

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  4. Economies of KaleFebruary 22, 2013 at 1:32 AM

    The snow looks pretty but I'm not sure I would like the cold! The bone looks like the sternum or breastbone of a bird.

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    1. Live and LearnFebruary 22, 2013 at 7:01 AM

      I think you're probably right about the breastbone. I'm starting to collect the bones to see if I can put some semblance of a skeleton together. I only wish I had picked up the bird's skull when I found it a month ago. Now, it's nowhere to be found.

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