{"id":15896,"date":"2026-02-28T09:22:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15896"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T15:22:56","slug":"saturdays-critters-in-and-around-the-house-and-on-the-trails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15896","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Critters &#8211; In and Around the House and on the Trails"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rYMUTA\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55120293480_ce5e3fc71b.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A sparrow on my backyard efeeder. I&#8217;ve finally figured out how to not feed squirrels. 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