POTD 1/31/23
January 31, 2023 - LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - Tom Turkey has a look of frustration as mating season is coming soon and he is stuck cruising the yar...
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POTD 1/30/23
January 30, 2023 - WATER & ICE - A few warm days, a little snow melt and the brook is making ice formations on every overhanging branch....
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POTD 1/29/23
January 29, 2023 - PEEPING TOMS - Two Tom Turkeys peer into our bedroom window. They are not interested in what we are doing inside - but a...
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POTD 1/28/23
January 28, 2023 - FINALLY SKY - After several back-to-back snow storms that caused power outages and lots of clean-up work, we finally had...
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POTD 1/27/23
January 27, 2023 - SNOW CHICK - Chickadee among the snow-covered branches. A heavy, wet snow covered every branch with thick, heavy snow...
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POTD 1/26/23
January 26, 2023 - WINTER WONDERLAND - With back-to-back snow storms, we are in a winter wonderland in New Hampshire. Snow shoes are the re...
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POTD 1/25/23
January 25, 2023 - HUNKERED DOWN - After 24 hours with no electricity, we are thankful to live in an earth-sheltered bunker to weather the...
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POTD 1/23/23
January 23, 2023 - PRETTY BIRD - Female Evening Grosbeak graces the feeder hook.
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POTD 1/20/23
January 20, 2023 - WINTER TACTIC - Turkey standing on one leg. Birds' legs have an adaptation called "rete mirabile" that minimizes heat lo...
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POTD 1/19/23
January 19, 2023 - BUSYBODIES - David Allen Sibley calls Chickadees the busybodies of the forest, peering into crevices, exploring tangles,...
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POTD 1/18/23
January 18, 2023 - BIRDS OF A FEATHER - We have enjoyed the flock of Evening Grosbeaks in our yard this winer. They are not common visitors...
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POTD 1/17/23
January 17, 2023 - OH SUNSET - Cherry tree in the yard makes a familiar foreground for a spectacular sunset. According to Google search: As...
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POTD 1/16/23
January 16, 2023 - TITMOUSE - Titmice are closely related to Chickadees and share feeder behavior with them of carrying food from the feede...
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POTD 1/15/23
January 15, 2023 - BROOK ICE - Ice forms interesting shapes above the brook from the beaver pond.
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POTD 1/14/22
January 14, 2023 - GOOD EVENING - Male Evening Grosbeak. Evening Grosbeaks are actually large Finches...and Finches are well known for thei...
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POTD 1/13/23
January 13, 2023 - JADED - Our decades-old Jade plant is blooming in the greenhouse.
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POTD 1/12/23
January 12, 2023 - PICKY EATER - Chickadee with a black sunflower seed. Chickadees, unlike some other small birds (like finches) can't eat...
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POTD 1/11/23
January 11, 2023 - NEW YEAR SUNRISE - Always a good morning with bright red clouds.
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POTD 1/10/23
January 10, 2023 - BROOK ICE - Combine some warm day temperatures for snow melt with some cold overnight temperatures - the result is ice f...
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POTD 1/9/23
January 09, 2023 - NIGHT OWL - We had an evening visitor...a Barred Owl looking for a meal around our yard feeders.
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POTD 1/8/23
January 08, 2023 - FROSTING ON TOP - New Ipswich Mountain with a frosting of snow.
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POTD 1/7/23
January 07, 2023 - GIMME SHELTER - Chickadees choose the feeder with a roof during our first snow of 2023.
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POTD 1/6/23
January 06, 2023 - SHOWY BLOOM - The Apple Blossom Amaryllis has bloomed and the large, open bloom has the flowers' private parts exposed....
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POTD 1/5/23
January 05, 2023 - FOGGY ISLAND POND - Warm temperatures made fog over the ice on Island Pond.
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POTD 1/4/23
January 04, 2023 - DAY DRINKING - Red-Bellied Woodpecker licks his "lips" after drinking at a tree well. A warm stretch of weather has the...
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POTD 1/3/23
January 03, 2023 - NEW YEAR MOON - Moon approaching full in the New Year.
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POTD 1/2/23
January 02, 2023 - BELLY SHOWING - Male Red-bellied Woodpecker with just a hint of his namesake red belly showing.
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POTD 1/1/23
January 01, 2023 - MELTING - An unusual warm stretch has melted snow on the ice on the beaver pond. It was a warm, foggy exit for the year...
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