Pictures taken this morning of snowfall in Texas:
Pictures taken of outside ferals (handsome devils)
enjoying the snow:
The bird-feeders are covered in snow, so we put a pan of birdseed on the ground and the following is the saga of events that followed:
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Squirrel is in bird-feeder which is covered with snow. Cardinal is on ground eating seed. Squirrel sees Cardinal... |
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| Female Cardinal is not far from male |
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| Birds are scared away as squirrel scrambles down tree to birdseed |
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| squirrel is triumphant! |
My cousin in Ana posted pictures of snow in Texas this morning. Only the dog appreciated it.
ReplyDeleteYes, those ferals are lovely and lively. I have a mental image of our old outdoor cat prissy footing it to the door, through the snow.
Joanne, does your cousin live in Anna, Tx? That is close to us and my dear friend lives there...
DeleteThe photos are wonderful! The snowfall is so picturesque, albeit probably unwelcome, particularly at this time of year. But you certainly have the Wonderful World of Disney in your back yard!
ReplyDeleteIt is definitely entertaining, Kim.
DeleteIt all looks very pretty and I enjoyed the squirrel/bird sequence. Very entertaining.
ReplyDeleteDiana
The backyard wild-life do keep us entertained... whether it's the ferals playing or the birds, squirrels, possums, raccoons, or skunks vying for something to eat or a spot under a heat lamp. We don't get skunks often... but when they're about, we tread very carefully.
DeleteThose darn squirrels! They are bigger than the birds, but heck, the birds need to eat more than those tubby guys do! :-)
ReplyDeleteAnd you are right about the squirrels being *tubby*. They are fat little things!
DeleteLovely photos...but oh my goodness that is a fair amount of snow! Trust the squirrel to chase the birds away...I would have thought the ferals would have chased them all.
ReplyDeleteThe ferals do chase both the squirrels and the birds... but rarely catch them. I think their *hunt* is more instinct and less hunger around here.
DeleteIt’s not fair.
ReplyDeleteAt least it’s a red squirrel and not a vicious grey one as the ones we have here.
Are grey squirrels vicious?
DeleteThey take over all territory from the red squirrel until they have ousted them completely. There are few red squirrels left in England.
DeleteI did not know that. We had black squirrels on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La.... but have never seen a grey squirrel.
DeleteTexas a snow just doesn't seem right...but it did make some beautiful photo ops for you. I bet it melted fast.
ReplyDeleteIt did melt fast, Dee. Was totally gone in 48 hours.
DeleteWonderful pictures, Rian, but that's a LOT of snow for Texas. We haven't had as much snow as that for a couple of years here. We always loved watching our cats playing in the snow. They really seemed to enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteI guess their winter coats help, but the outside cats do seem to enjoy the snow...
DeleteWoah, that's not right! Although the animals seem to be having fun. :)
ReplyDeleteThe animals did seem to have fun in the snow. Luckily it only hung around for about 48 hours... and made for pretty pictures!
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