One of the Fish Crows that nested in the Backyard last winter and developed a taste for dog biscuits stopped by recently and flew right up to me as if to say hello and waited around for me to get a few biscuits and then a few short visits and then moved on. Fish Crows are very similar to American Crows. Crows are among the most intelligent animals and can remember people over many years. For whatever reason they are not nesting here this season.
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Two male Red Bellied Woodpeckers get ants and larvae out of an old pine log that makes up part of my Backyard photography stage area (see: https://youtu.be/h-hIt0hqwN0). These are stunning birds and quite sociable you'll see a few nice views of their red belly - while the red head and zebra back are the most noteworthy physical features those names were already taken - so red bellied it is . There had been interest in the woodpecker nest box again so I'm hoping that they move in again this year. Note the shakiness of the video at times, this was filmed hand held at great distance using digital zoom on the SX70 illustrating the challenge of the superzoom cameras.
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The flesh of the Dragon Fruit is sort of pulpy in white or red with tiny little edible seeds in it similar to Kiwi. I figure some of the birds might like it and I'm always trying to get the squirrels to eat healthier. The Catbirds loved it as they tend to be fruit loving birds but one by one the squirrels checked it out and turned up their noses at it. They are kind of set in their ways and not too adventurous when it comes to their food.
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Amazing slice of animal life - watch closely as an Eastern Phoebe Flycatcher flies in to check out an elk for flies for a quick meal only to have the elk accidentally hit him with the tip of his antlers. Looks like this elk wasn't too fly infested, but its not unusual for flycatchers to hang around large mammals that might be covered in flies - ergo the name "Flycatcher". Check out the swarming flies covering this elk at the beginning of https://youtu.be/DaG9fkQsMKE. This is a win-win for the elk and Phoebe!
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A small flock of Mallard Ducks relaxes in the seasonal wetland behind the Backyard and the sunlight and water reflections are perfect for a little rest and relaxation set to the sound of tiny frogs.
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A little behind the scenes look at Raccoon life in the jungle behind the Backyard. Two siblings play and bond and evoke real joy and emotion through the camera lens. The first bonding session lasts 22 minutes.
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How to make a Backyard photography studio to get great candid shots of you're Backyard birds and other creatures. This is Part 1 focusing on thinking about what you have and what you can do with it to prepare a nice photo environment or stage. Part 2 will go into more detail about photography and methods to get frame-filling pictures of your Backyard friends.
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Groundhog's Day February 2nd - a time to appreciate the giant member of the squirrel family also known as a Woodchuck. Here is an extreme closeup of these adept tree climbers with voracious appetites. Note the extremely large long claws for digging burrows and the large Beaver-like teeth. They spend a lot of time digging and eating and are quite cute in their own way.
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Blue Jays Crash the 2020 Squirrel Appreciation Day Party in a big way! Mainly because one of the squirrels hogged the buffet line and tried to chase away others while he already had his mouth full. Greed rarely pays off in the long run as you'll see and the Jays of course can fly which puts Mr Greedy squirrel at a bit of a disadvantage. Enjoy. Special thanks to a subscriber for nice PayPal donation with note "Merry Christmas and hopefully this will pay for a couple bags of nuts." which of course were put to good use.
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Why are these intelligent crows "eating rocks"? First time I ever got this on film! Actually lots of animals eat rocks. Or at least they swallow rocks; they don't eat them in the sense of digesting them. This is true of many reptiles and birds and a few mammals such as seals and whales. Rocks that have been in the digestive system of an animal are called gastroliths, which literally means "stomach stones."
Gastroliths are most commonly found in birds, like Crows, that have stomachs divided into three parts: a crop, a gizzard and a stomach. The crop stores food, the gizzard grinds it up and the stomach digests it. The Crows swallow sharp pebbles and grit and hold these rocks in their tough muscular gizzards. The gizzard contracts and grinds the gastroliths against each other and against the food that the bird has swallowed (remember that birds have to swallow each bite whole). The rocks grind down the food — essentially, the bird is using the gastroliths to chew the food in its gizzard — and the rocks grind each other down, too. Eventually the sharp, jagged chunks of rock become smooth, rounded pebbles, and they are not much good for grinding anymore. So the bird will vomit them out and find new, sharp rocks to swallow.
Documentation of this Crow behavior in the wild is actually quite rare. In this case the ingenuous crows have found an area recently dug up by rooting wild hogs and know this is a good picking grounds for rock and pebbles of just the right size and shape. Note the care with which they search and select the stones, picking relatively flat ones with quite sharp edges of just the right size to aid digestion. Here the crow finds a cache of perfect stones and quickly swallows four of them.
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