To make my home more wildlife attractive, I have an animal-proof bird feeder. It is essentially a two foot long metal tube with holes and perches for the birds to dine. Besides a large variety of birds, it has also attracted chipmunks, squirrels, raccoons, deer and bears. Being sturdy metal, bears have attacked the bird feeder and extracted its contents, but have not damaged it.
The wildlife put on quite a show on Monday. First a mother turkey and four kid turkeys showed up (they make an appearance almost every day). A half hour later, four deer show up – three generations – a mother, her two kids and her mother (they have become daily visitors now that the oak trees are shedding acorns). A half hour later, a black bear showed up and removed the bird feeder from its hook, but could not get the cap off the top of the feeder, so it was frustrated and departed after eating some birdseed off the ground.
Best show in town!
UPDATE: In addition to the wildlife attracted to the bird feeder, my yard has also been visited by rabbits, skunks, ground hogs, opossums, bobcats, red-tailed hawks, bald eagles and many other bird species.
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Growing up in New Jersey I remember when seeing a bear or turkey was a huge event. In later years my brother had a home in a reservoir area just like you and would often see bear and deer in his yard when I tell people in Maine about the Bears in New Jersey they find it hard to believe that they’re so common, thanks for sharing this interesting little note Paula G
ReplyDeleteYou are so right Paula! A friend of mine in northern NJ had a feeder that bears would frequent. He did not fill the feeder one day, so a bear came into the house through a screen door! Seems it smelled some food left on the counter. Made a dreadful mess of the kitchen, but thankfully no one was home.
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Wow! Scary stuff Paula G
DeleteTurkeys and deer and bears, oh my! What an exciting scene at your "bird" feeder🐻
ReplyDeleteI also would like to add that the denim outfit is fabulous:)
I love the random variety of things we see here on the blog. Thanks for sharing Stana! Game cameras with night vision are loads of fun around feeders as well. You don't miss anything while you are away, and you get to see what happens at night. Way more than you would think!
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Hi Norah, can you share with us some of what you've seen at night? I'm assuming: 🦨🦝🦄
DeleteHi Elise, yes there were always tons of raccoons and skunks, a fox family (the kits were adorable), as well as the skunks spraying the foxes, and an occasional owl. Loads of deer also came at night. Deer came during the day too, but I mostly only saw the big bucks at night.
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Too bad Freddy, Roger and Peter never went out on the road as a girl group!
ReplyDeleteThat would have been SO GREAT!!
DeleteNo Copperheads? I get visited by those all the time, they come down from the mountain.
ReplyDeleteNone. Garter snakes yes, but no copperheads,
DeleteOn occasion cougars make an appearance in my area and have attacked people. I know there are many non-believers out there, but it is not uncommon to encounter a Sasquatch in more remote communities. One of my friends had an encounter with one in Greenwater, WA.
ReplyDeleteDon’t forget Stana the Femulatus Americanus
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering how many neighborhood cameras have captured images of a nocturnal femulator!
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