groundhog day
Not sure if the groundhog saw its shadow, yesterday, but I have yet to see a groundhog in the neighborhood or I might have been watching for a groundhog. I suspect we do have groundhogs in this area of suburban Milwaukee, though, since we do have so much other wildlife practically at our door. It may just be a matter of doing a bit more exploring and watching on my part.
Groundhog or not, I still see still see a great deal of wildlife when I walk or ski the trail that starts a couple hundred feet from my door. Even if I discount what I see at my very active bird feeders and what I have added to my birding list, my local wildlife list is quite long. To be sure, I use my binoculars for more than just watching the bird feeders or birding. For instance, I have yet to go a day in the local forest preserve without seeing deer and they are typically so tame and so close as not to need a binocular. I have even taken some nice photos with my film camera, but simply haven’t bothered to do try with my digital cameras. I promise to do that very enjoyable task, shortly, and post some pics.
This morning, I am heading out on the skis, compliments of a two-inch snow we had, yesterday. Fresh snow also makes for good tracking and that, in turn, also provides opportunities for some pics and I will post some of those in a future blog. In the meantime, got to go wax my skis.
Today’s bird is the House Finch, one of the most regular visitors to my feeders. As photographic subjects go, they are not too fidgety. In fact, these two were quite cooperative, the other morning. Enjoy.
CE Webster: 2:12 PM )