We got about 4 inches of snow yesterday and we had created paths etc. with the snow blower. One of them goes out to the bird feeder. But since we use the blower mostly on gravel, the skids are set to raise the blower about an inch so it won't pick up the stones. So it leaves about an inch of snow on the ground. I just went out to feed them and they had walked around on the ground so much the snow was all packed down. It's amazing that those tiny little feet can pack it down. They stay up in the tree while I am filling the feeder, but as soon as I move back away from it, they look like falling leaves dropping out of the trees!
I know just what you mean CK. In snowy weather my lawn is covered in bird prints too.They wait in our trees to be fed each day. As soon as I turn away they're all on the ground jostling with each other over their breakfast.
We don't have snow but we sure do have birds. They sit and wait for dr to come fill the feeders and as soon as he turns and starts back to the house they are flying down to the feeders. What makes me laugh is if he's not there when they think he should be they fly up and perch on the window ledge and look in the windows.
We have been going through suet cakes--almost one a day at each of the two suet feeders. The birds eat up the sunflower seed and then attack the seed feeder while hoovering up whatever is on the ground. We have the fattest birds in central Texas!
The birds have us trained well. A well trod path to one of our feeders is situated at the bottom of a snow canyon made taller and taller with each storm. Sunny days seem to be making headway as the depth is now less than 4 feet. Don't send anymore snow Captain, we have enough. Jerry
Sorry...I don't know where my post went that went with my pictures. A hawk hit our big window and was fine but he left a nice print in the snow. I wanted something non-toxic so I sprinkled dry jello over it the next day. I was also saying we have a lot of bird prints and rabbit and a lot from the squirrels. That is a yard stick above the print that I set down to measure.
What a great photograph Sherry. I can even make out the talons. I would never have thought to use jello to make the impression stand out like that.
Great photo Sherry, I like the jello idea and the yardstick gives us some perspective. The photo reminds me of Paleontology photos of prints in mud flats. Some impressions had the texture of the hide of the animal. Others had impressions of plant leaves. Jerry
