Category Archives: Camera Critters

Cute Scottish Redhead

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We discovered this charmer during our excursion to the Tulsa Zoo last weekend. She was really sweet and friendly. It must have been because it was dinner time.

According to Wikipedia. The breed comes from Scotland. They are very hardy and can survive harsh weather. She was enjoying the sunshine along with us that day.

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Camera Critters – 2011 Record Snow

We set some records for snow in Oklahoma the last few days and it has been pretty darn cold, minus 11F this morning here in Tulsa according to Accuweather. The South Pole was minus 23F. What’s up with that?

So to help out our feathered friends we’ve make extra sure that our bird feeders are well stocked.

Here’s a cardinal collage. I’m overflowing flickr.com with cardinal photos.

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We had a pair of doves show up and waddle right into the middle of a feeder that we put on the ground. That didn’t go over well with the other birds.

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The only guy that could get the doves to move is the meadowlark. He will park himself in the feeder for literally hours.

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We had somebody new show up. It was kind of shy and I haven’t figured out what it is yet. It is a house  finch  according to a commenter.

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This guy showed up also. I think it is a mockingbird?

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A couple of bluejays show up from time to time but don’t say long.

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Oh, and yes, these guys show up. Sweetie tells me that they are fox squirrels.

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They are real hogs. We let them eat for a while then let our dogs out to chase them off. They show back up in a couple of hours. We know they need to eat, they just need to share.

Tonight we had a rabbit in our front yard.

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Take my word for it that it is a rabbit. I had to jack up the contrast and increase the exposure.

Have you had extreme weather lately. How are the wildlife in your area doing?

Hey, the Great Backyard Bird Count is February 18-21. It only takes 15 minutes. It is only a 15 minute commitment, it is free, it is easy, and it is FUN!! The Yogi’s did it last year and we’ll do it again this year. Check out the link. Lots of good info there.

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Blizzard Critters

The weather hasn’t been great here in Snowklahoma lately.

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We hate to get out because of sights like this:

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I hope the occupants are okay. Anybody besides me notice the Bermuda sign? I could do a little Bermuda or Aruba or somewhere right now.

We are tired of television, reading, and facebook so we have been watching who has been showing up at our bird feeders.

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I’m not a bird guy but I think this is a junco. To me it kind of looks like a bird guppy. One thing I’ve learned about this meme is that if I’m wrong somebody will provide a gentle correction.

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And we all know that this is a male cardinal.

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I’ve gotten much attached to his girlfriend though.

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A bluejay showed up for a little while. Not long enough to get a decent photo though.

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This was the newcomer of the week. I studied on two bird books and a ipod touch app. I think it is a meadowlark. Whether eastern or western I don’t know. He hung out under the front yard feeder for hours. Long enough for me to wonder if it was ok.

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Of course this guy always comes running when there is free food. I guess that he has to eat also.

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Camera Critters – Hawk

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We had a visitor to our backyard land on son’s trampoline. It was checking out the action at the bird feeder. The birds were all gone. There was the only critter at the feeder. He didn’t move a muscle.

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I don’t think he was fooling anybody though. The hawk took off and did a fly by on the squirrel and left. My fully automatic camera helpfully focussed on the branches.

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I’m not at all a bird guy but I think that it may be a Sharp Shinned Hawk. It was very small and has a square tail. Don’t be afraid to offer a correction. I’m still trying to learn these critters. Wife Sweetie tells me that the squirrel is a fox squirrel. We have lots of them visit the feeder.

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