{"id":1098,"date":"2011-02-11T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2014-06-15T05:02:39","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T05:02:39","slug":"camera-critters-2011-record-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=1098","title":{"rendered":"Camera Critters &#8211; 2011 Record Snow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s up with that?<\/p>\n<p>So to help out our feathered friends we&#8217;ve make extra sure that our bird feeders are well stocked.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a cardinal collage. I&#8217;m overflowing flickr.com with cardinal photos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5435446752\/\" title=\"Cardinal Collage 1Picnik collage by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cardinal Collage 1Picnik collage\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5435446752_660823da6c-300x300.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t go over well with the other birds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5432081327\/\" title=\"IMG_4590 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4590\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5432081327_b66e4271cc-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only guy that could get the doves to move is the meadowlark. He will park himself in the feeder for literally hours.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5424372727\/\" title=\"IMG_4548 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4548\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5424372727_b6677af017-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We had somebody new show up. It was kind of shy and I haven&#8217;t figured out what it is yet. It is a house &nbsp;finch &nbsp;according to a commenter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5432685194\/\" title=\"IMG_4584 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4584\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5432685194_81c4e903a3-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This guy showed up also. I think it is a mockingbird?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5424377989\/\" title=\"IMG_4553 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4553\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5424377989_7840fb6ba7-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A couple of bluejays show up from time to time but don&#8217;t say long.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5424364605\/\" title=\"IMG_4540 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4540\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5424364605_f3631a6956-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and yes, these guys show up. Sweetie tells me that they are fox squirrels.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5424983926\/\" title=\"IMG_4557 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4557\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5424983926_9b2d680802-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we had a rabbit in our front yard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/5435410938\/\" title=\"IMG_4595 by alnbbates, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"IMG_4595\" height=\"375\" src=\"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5435410938_85ba1ea5d8-300x225.jpg\" width=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take my word for it that it is a rabbit. I had to jack up the contrast and increase the exposure.<\/p>\n<p>Have you had extreme weather lately. How are the wildlife in your area doing?<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s did it last year and we&#8217;ll do it again this year. Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birdsource.org\/gbbc\/\">link<\/a>. Lots of good info there.<\/p>\n<p>Please check out <a href=\"http:\/\/camera-critters.blogspot.com\/\"><b><i><span style=\"color: #741b47; font-size: large;\">Camera Critters<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8217;s up with that? 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