Anne's Creative Cornucopia: Bird Suet Feeder

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Saturday, February 19, 2022

Snow Squall - Photograph

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I took those photographs during the snow squall that came through my area in the afternoon, here in Connecticut (CT), United States (US). I took all of the photos through glass panes (windows / doors), so the quality isn't the best. We don't normally get snow squalls here, so I naively thought it would only be heavy snowfall for a short period of time. When it arrived, it had very high winds that blew the trees around. It's hard to tell, but in the last photo, that pine tree (and all of the others) were bending in all directions as the wind buffeted them. It was very scary, and I was relieved no trees fell.

Friday, May 7, 2021

Downy Woodpecker - Photograph

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I took those photographs in my yard this past week.

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Five Trees Toppled By Tropical Storm Isaias On Tuesday - Photograph

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On Tuesday afternoon, August 4, 2020, Tropical Storm Isaias toppled five trees on my property, in a domino effect, but fortunately they didn't hit anything. Many in this area were not as lucky. Shortly before the trees fell, a Tornado Warning had been issued for a swath of Connecticut just west of where I live in southwest Connecticut.

Most of my utilities (electricity, cellular coverage, internet) went out on Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday evening, the electricity came back on. Friday afternoon, the cellular coverage came back on. Saturday evening, the internet came back on. The damage in this area due to fallen trees and branches was extensive, so I'm grateful for the restoration of my utilities. I've spent time each day, including on Tuesday, clearing the trees, and hope to have most of it completed today (Sunday).

The photos above are as follows:

1) View out window of five toppled trees at corner of house.

2) View in front of car, looking up driveway.

3) View in front of car, looking up driveway and toward corner of house.

4) View from front yard, looking toward driveway, showing round flower garden, bird feeders, and wind chimes.

5) View from top of driveway, looking toward origin point of fallen trees. (If you look closely at the left center side of the photo, the cream colored building is my shed and the red is my car.)

6) View from top of driveway, looking toward house and bird feeders.

7) View of origin point of fallen trees. Tree 1 was uprooted by the force of the wind, as seen by its exposed root ball. Tree 2 snapped at its base due to the weight of Tree 1 on it. Tree 3 (Pine Tree) was uprooted by the weight of Tree 1 and Tree 2 hitting it, as seen by its exposed root ball.

8) View of Tree 4 bowed over (and snapped) by the impact from Tree 1, 2, and 3. (Note: Tree 5 was flattened like a pancake, and was across the driveway, below Trees 1, 2, and 3. And several large branches were snapped off of the tree growing in the round flower garden.)

9) Angel statue (and tree) near toppled trees.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Baltimore Oriole - Photograph

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I took those photographs in my yard this past week.

Downy Woodpecker - Photograph

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I took that photograph in my yard this past week.

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Downy Woodpecker - Photograph

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I took that photograph in my front yard this past week.

Friday, May 15, 2020

Red-bellied Woodpecker - Photograph

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I took that photograph through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Baltimore Oriole - Photograph

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I took those photographs through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Blue Jay - Photograph

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I took that photograph through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Downy Woodpecker - Photograph

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I took those photographs through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Gray Catbird - Photograph

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I took those photographs through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Tufted Titmouse - Photograph

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I took those photographs through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Baltimore Oriole Red-bellied Woodpecker Skirmish - Photograph

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I took those photographs through my house window this past week, so the quality isn't the best.

I heard the male Baltimore Oriole (BO) chirping away, and knew another argument and ensuing skirmish between him and the male Red-bellied Woodpecker (RbW) must be in progress.

In the first photo, the male BO was nearby, and displeased with the male RbW monopolizing the suet feeder. In the second photo, he moved a little closer. In the third photo, he's flying away due to the aggressive stance the male RbW took. In the fourth photo, he tried to sneak in on the left side, but was chased off again. In the fifth photo, he continues to voice his anger at the male RbW. In the sixth photo, the female BO flew in and chased off the male RbW. The apparent takeaway message: males don't like to mess with an angry female, regardless of the species. :-)