Dan Antion

Doors Recap & More– Jan 20, 2022

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JusJoJan – Since I’m littering your inbox, I might as well join in the fun of Linda G. Hill’s JusJoJan blog challenge and add a Jot. Today’s prompt is ‘Surviving’ and it was provided by Lauren – Thanks Wendy! Surviving has been a theme in nature around here this past week. We’ve had several days where the high temperature hasn’t risen beyond 19°f (-7°c) and where the nighttime lows have gone down to 0°f (-18°c). The animals in our yard have been foraging (and begging) for food, especially where ice has covered the ground. The gallery has some current and old favorite photos of the little beggars.

You have to be accurate with the peanut toss. They (pretend to) lose them in the snow.
“I know you guys are sitting, but did you bring that bag of peanuts out with you?”
I’m assuming this is one of our bunny’s parents.
Smokey with his peanut
“If you guys are coming outside, could you bring some peanuts?”
When we take Maddie out at night, we check to see where the bunny is. We like to avoid the bunny.
Waiting for a peanut at the end of our walk.
This guy also likes peanuts.
Sometimes, the blue jays fly in and steal the peanuts from the squirrels.
I love they way they hold the peanuts like an ice cream cone.
“You stay there. I’m going to get some peanuts.”
My bad. I tossed Smokey a peanut but it landed in the snow, not the path.
The gray squirrels love to sit on this stub of a branch to eat their peanuts.
This is not a face I can easily refuse. They lose track of the peanuts, so we try to get close when we toss them.
“I hope you brought peanuts, because I have to dig a long way to get to the ground.”
Hey! there are enough peanuts for everyone.
Snow bunny

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  3. I know squirrels can do a lot of damage, but how could you not feed these guys? Between the pleading expression and the “praying “ stance, the most hardcore person would be feeding them.

    That’s quite a shot you got of the two birds swooping in targeting the same peanut.

    These photos certainly satisfy the ‘surviving’ prompt!

    That poor bunny must be thinking, “I swear there was clover here to eat just the other day.”
    Ginger

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    • We get mad at them some, Ginger, but you’re right, we can’t bring ourselves to say no. We’ve only had damage once, and that was when I trapped one in my workshop.

      The two blue jays were right in front of us while I was sitting with Maddie. They fly in from so far away, they must have amazing eyesight.

      The bunnies just carry on. I clear the heavy snow away from the areas where they like to dine, but they have to work for their supper.

      I hope you have a nice day. A little warmer??

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  10. The little grey squirrel is adorable! He has perfected the ‘could you spare a peanut?’ pose. The photo of the birds and squirrels–wow! Those Jays are something! Great photo, though!

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  14. Fun photos of Smokey. We used to think our visitor squirrel was cute until it started ripping flowers off our petunias and pansies. Then to top it off, the pesky squirrel ate our tomatoes. The nerve. After all of that, I was rooting for our neighborhood bobcat. So mean of me. Maybe I should try peanuts to divert Pesky’s attention way from our garden. A kinder approach.

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