12-Nov-2020
Crabapples (Malus)
This tree, on the edge of the ravine, retains its fruit for a long, long time, and then, usually in winter, birds and squirrels descend on it.
12-Nov-2020
Crabapples (Malus)
While many of the crabapples have already been eaten, there are still trees with abundant fruit, such as this one and the previous.
12-Nov-2020
Winterberry (Ilex verticillata)
A very small shrub that has been planted in an area that once held a lot of the invasive dog-strangling vine. Hopefully this will, in time, if it is happy in the site, spread.
12-Nov-2020
Canada geese
There were constant flights of Canada geese overhead, possibly 1000+ birds.
12-Nov-2020
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
While the cardinal (next photo) and chickadees fed on one side of the feeder, the grey was on the other. I don't quite know how it got up there as the feeder is high off the ground and has a good baffle around the post. I looked at the surrounding trees and reckoned it was a pretty good leap from them to the feeder, but maybe this particular squirrel was just lucky.
12-Nov-2020
Northern cardinal, male
At the feeder on the south side of the old woods.
12-Nov-2020
Old woods
Looking north through the old woods.
12-Nov-2020
Cedars in the ravine
This not very good photo is to show the size of the cedars in the ravine as seen from the Backyard Garden. I remember when these cedars were planted as small trees to replace buckthorn that had been removed. I think at the time we weren't sure how well they would do, but they thrived, forming a nice thicket for wildlife.
12-Nov-2020
Backyard Garden of the Fletcher Wildlife Garden
On a mid-November day, under sunny skies with a temperature of about +6. Lots of birds coming to the feeder and hundreds of Canada geese passing overhead.
12-Nov-2020
House finch, female
In the Backyard Garden. This was the only house finch I saw today, but I didn't spend more than about 15 minutes checking out the feeder.
12-Nov-2020
Dark-eyed junco
A lone junco feeding under some dried up sneezeweed in the Backyard Garden.
12-Nov-2020
Old field
A big stand of goldenrod providing lots of seeds for finches, sparrows and chickadees.
