Summer Cabin Visitors
Winter is very quite up the lake at our float cabin home. By late spring, birds and critters start to return. Then as summer starts to settle in, so do they. They come to eat from the abundance in our forest and to raise their young to start a new generation. Two of my favourite visitors are the chipmunks and Oregon Juncos.
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| An Oregon Junco eating seeds on the bridge to shore |
The chipmunks and Oregon Juncos have a symbiotic relationship. The birds flick seeds from my feeders that they don't like down onto our bridge to shore or into the lake.
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| One of the two resident chipmunks enjoying a snack. |
The chipmunks (there's a pair) feast on the fallen seeds in two ways. The easiest is to eat the ones that land on the bridge. They also run along the breakwater logs floating nearby to scoop up the tasty treats that cling at the water's edge. They are so much fun to watch.
Do you have any special animals around your home? Which are your favourites? -- Margy
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Animals,
Birds,
Float Cabin Living
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Hello, I love all the critters. The Junco is pretty, The chipmunks are fun to watch. Cute photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Sunday, enjoy your week ahead. Thanks also for leaving me a comment.
ReplyDeleteGlad I could participate this week. Last night I saw three chipmunks all enjoying the dropped bird seed.
DeleteDo you see BIG critters, too?!
ReplyDeleteNot often because we are anchored next to a high granite cliff. I've seen three bears in 18 years, one up on the cliff, one down next to our shed (when we had one on shore) and one swimming across from Goat Island to a point out in the narrows while we were fishing in our tin boat. There's nothing to attract deer and the rock is really steep. - Margy
DeleteIt's so fun how they work together whether intentional or not! Great captures of the cute visitors.
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They both stay all summer for viewing fun. - Margy
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