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Backpacker Joe
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PostTue May 21, 2019 11:12 am 
Got me some turkeys hanging around the house.

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PostTue May 21, 2019 5:24 pm 
What a great backyard bird to have, Joe. Ever seen "My Life as a Turkey" ?? It's one of my favorite nature shows. All of Joe Hutto's books are on my to-read list.
My Life as a Turkey from ASECIC_VIMEO on Vimeo.

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PostSun Jun 23, 2019 12:10 am 
Some of the half grown mallard ducklings at Boeing Creek Park are CRAZY! All the ducks there are habituated to people, not too shy, they get fed. But this pair of little guys were so brazen about it. Walked right up to me, point blank range, after getting bored of not getting handouts they started nibbling on my shoes and my shins (was wearing shorts). That was a bit odd. They're also jumpers. I had no idea ducks could jump that well. Extended my hand toward them to try to ward them off a bit, they just thought it was food coming in hot, started jumping at my hand. Crazy little guys. Everybody else was just chillin', must've had close to 20 ducks hanging out. Some adults and babies of various different sizes/ages.

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PostSun Jul 07, 2019 7:59 am 
got about a dozen of these chicks

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PostMon Oct 07, 2019 3:50 pm 
Snow geese have returned to Skagit valley. Saw a few hundred in a field on Fir Island today.

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PostWed Oct 09, 2019 4:14 am 
Yup, small flock of snow geese at Maupin and Fir Island Rd. on Monday as well.

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PostTue Oct 15, 2019 1:22 pm 
Best part about driving to work is driving the roads of Fir Island. Geese are starting to show up, every season is a treat.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost
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PostTue Jan 07, 2020 9:25 am 
Went out to unhouse and feed our ducks this morning. Had a goshawk stuck inside the netted pen! It must have gotten in through a hole in the netting yesterday. It killed one of my ducks, and had a nice feast overnight. Decided to go in and get it before it hurt itself trying to fly out. Incredibly strong bird and talons! Not very friendly either. Too cool a bird to be mad at, I gave it a verbal warning not to come back and quickly released before causing any more stress.

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PostFri Feb 21, 2020 5:48 pm 
Saw a bunch of American widgeons at Carkeek Park today. Those little ducks are so adorable with their squeaky toy calls.

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PostSat Feb 22, 2020 11:15 pm 
Within the past few days: Ravens carrying nesting material, Flickers drumming on the downspouts, and FOS Brown-creeper calls.

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PostMon Feb 24, 2020 7:57 am 
have a house finch visiting the feeder...

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PostWed Mar 25, 2020 5:00 pm 
Used to be a rare sight in Seattle, now a frequent backyard presence

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PostWed Mar 25, 2020 11:01 pm 
Much to the overwintering Anna hummingbirds' dismay, the Rufous hummingbirds showed up on March 12, right on schedule +/- one week. Every year.

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PostWed Mar 25, 2020 11:21 pm 
Our Anna has had the feeder to itself so far. Unfortunatly we had to cut down its favorite plum tree for roosting during feeding breaks. Doing yard work in the nice weather this week there where tons of song birds I cant identify. Just recently noticed Robin's since the rain returned. I've always considered that the first true bird of spring.but I'm from the mid west. Not nearly the variety as here.

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PostThu Mar 26, 2020 7:57 am 
Finally got a decent sighting of a Merlin. They are generally moving at a very high rate of speed. I was standing in the backyard just admiring the cherry plum blossoms, when all of a sudden I heard a faint whooshing sound. Then a streak appeared off to my right, maybe thirty feet away. The bird pivoted slightly in air and then flew straight down the corridor between the trees in front of me, leaving the bird in sight for maybe 150 feet of flight. Which was barely long enough to get a decent look. Stubby head, long, narrow wings, and speckled brown and white. Once I figured out what it was, I realized that I had seen them before, but only as a whoosh and a streak. They surprise and capture birds on the wing. Maybe the only bird you are more likely to hear than see!

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