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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 7, 2023 4:45:34 GMT
Trail camera photo. I set up the camera by a beaver run a few days ago. This photo was taken at 3 AM today.  |
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Post by Howard on Dec 7, 2023 4:52:23 GMT
Finally today I got four that I liked Very nice, Helen. A beautiful creature but a menace here as an introduced species that decimates native wildlife. I think I like the 2nd one best, posing for the camera. |
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Post by hmca on Dec 8, 2023 16:27:21 GMT
It was one of those mornings.....  |
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Post by Howard on Dec 9, 2023 4:00:16 GMT
Finally the temperature has dropped.a couple of degrees  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 9, 2023 4:13:35 GMT
Finally the temperature has dropped.a couple of degrees HA HA HA! I'd die. Had a grand walk today and it was -3°C. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 9, 2023 6:10:08 GMT
Had a most peaceful walkabout this afternoon after a fresh snowfall last night. Flat and dull light but no wind and so quiet in the woods. You could hear the pileated woodpecker a long way off as they hammer so loudly on the trees trying to find grubs deep inside the tree trunks.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF CHRISTMAS
MY EYES SAW FOR ME
A PILEATED IN A POPLAR TREE . . .
Pileated woodpecker at Pavan Park, December 8 BTW, the corner wreaths are one of the free frames recently posted here by Sepiana. Thank you!  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 9, 2023 6:59:54 GMT
You could hear the pileated woodpecker a long way off
Myself and just about everyone else around here wrongly call them Red-headed Woodpeckers, even considering the fact that we also have plenty of actual Red-headed Woodpeckers.
I bet not one in a hundred would know what you were talking about if you mentioned seeing a Pileated Woodpecker. |
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Post by Howard on Dec 9, 2023 11:41:31 GMT
It's Chiiiiissstmaaaass!  |
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Post by hmca on Dec 9, 2023 16:00:38 GMT
Howard.....can't even imagine that temperature.....we rarely get into the 90'sF. pontiac1940....well wouldn't that make a nice card!
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Post by hmca on Dec 9, 2023 16:02:22 GMT
Beautiful fog rolling in off the ocean this morning.....hard to capture.....think it may look best in B/W.   |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 9, 2023 17:04:59 GMT
Old people around here still call them Wood Hens. Thanks. Love some of the local names. I've only ever known them as pileated woodpeckers but found out (inspired your comments) they are also called carpenter bird and stump breaker. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Dec 9, 2023 17:07:00 GMT
Oh nice. Where's the snow? KIDDING! Is the old petrol pump just for C'mas or a permanent feature in your lot? Very neat. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Dec 10, 2023 0:28:32 GMT
Is the old petrol pump just for C'mas
The thing around here, if you have a classic car/truck (and money) is to buy and move an old time filling station, or build one, complete with old accessories, such as old oil can racks, drink machine, cigarette machine, etc.
Old filling station signs fetch a fortune.
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Post by Howard on Dec 10, 2023 7:05:11 GMT
Oh nice. Where's the snow? KIDDING! Is the old petrol pump just for C'mas or a permanent feature in your lot? Very neat. Well...we do get snow in Oz and skiing is very popular (and expensive compared to other countries) but it rarely snows at 43C 😆. The house isn't ours, we spent the weekend at a place called Ebenezer, about 90 minutes west of Sydney near Windsor, but no scrooges when it came to Christmas lights as you can see. There were plenty of similar homes. As much as I love Christmas I don't have the time, patience nor inclination to go as far as these people. I suspect Buckskin is right re the car, there are plenty of enthusiasts and the area is only 2 hours from Bathurst, home of the big V8 races every year. |
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Post by hmca on Dec 13, 2023 21:10:18 GMT
My daughter's bunny.....  |
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