Not a day goes by that we aren't visited by some wildlife on our property. Every day we have birds that come in; Blue Jays who let me know they are looking for peanuts, they can make enough noise to wake you up, which they have, many times, the Chickadees, and Titmouse are regular visitors, too. At this time of year I love to see the Juncos. And late day visitors are the male and female Cardinals. The Woodpeckers, Hairy and Downy, love the suet feeder, and a variety of Finches, including one of my favorites, the American Goldfinch, make an appearance as well as the favorite of so many birders, the Bluebird. And then the turkeys come, usually in a group of anywhere from 2 to 20+ looking for corn and sunflower seeds.

The focus of study for primatologist, Jane Goodall, the chimpanzee are our closest cousins, sharing 98% of our genes. Highly social animals, they care for their offspring for years and can live to over 50. 

Wishing you all a Happy and Safe Holiday Season!

And Best Wishes for a Fantastic New Year in 2024!

The Great Horned Owl - a majestic bird with a wingspan of approximately 4.6 feet and weighing only about 3 pounds, doesn't actually have 'horns' but has tufts of feathers that resemble horns. 

The critically-endangered Orangutan, known as the “gardeners” of the forest, play a vital role in seed dispersal in their tropical forest habitats. Their numbers have decreased from 230,000 total a century ago, this includes the Bornean, Sumatran, and a third species announced in November 2017, the Tapanuli, to more than half that number.