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windinhishair · 61-69, M
I put out large amounts of bird seed in the feeder (high-energy black oil sunflower seed mixed with safflower seed), as well as cakes of suet. The birds are so anxious for it they come to the feeder before I am even back inside the house. I've had them land on the feeder while I am filling it up, because they trust me. They squirrels get the dropped seed, which is plentiful, and all benefit from the food which is easily converted to heat. I have pine, fir, and spruce trees nearby that the birds can huddle in to avoid the worse of the snow and get some cover. It is a short flight to the feeder when they need to replenish.
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TjNewton · M
@windinhishair Wow i wish i had a property like youre's sounds brilliant :)
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@TjNewton It isn't anything special. I just manage it differently than most people do. And I can tell it is working because I see unusual wildlife on occasion. I had a bobcat family come through last summer. I have eastern screech owls that nest in one of my maples. And a couple months ago on a cool, rainy night, I came across an 8-inch tiger salamander near the garage!
TjNewton · M
@windinhishair That is very special to me
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A lot of wildlife perishes in these cold temps. Squirrels get the worst of it. But it’s just nature. It’s brutal. I wish I could bring all the woodland creatures in my house and snuggle them but they would scratch my face off.
Humans are so spoiled.
Humans are so spoiled.
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@TjNewton tbh hun they probably don’t want our help. Why should they trust us?
TjNewton · M
@SW-User Wild Animals will accept help if they are trapped or freezing to death
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@SW-User not nature. Man made disaster.
meJess · F
I’m not in North America but we put out bird food and watch the squirrels get exercise trying to get it
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
I do. Everyone needs food out there. That's not a capitalist value. Dead trees carved into lumber have a value in dollars. Living things are not valued for themselves. It's a death cult.
TjNewton · M
@Roundandroundwego Give more details
Roundandroundwego · 61-69
@TjNewton I just give them nuts and leftover cake from the food bank -. I do squirrels and assorted rodents, jays, crows and assorted birds - I'm not sure what they do in "nature" but in the park, next to the town, we try for a good winter.
TjNewton · M
@Roundandroundwego 👍 Well done
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calicuz · 56-60, M
The wildlife naturally know what to do. If we intervene, we end up doing more harm than good.
Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
Theres a perfectly good cow shed on the farm but they refuse to go into it.
Jeephikelove · 51-55, F
How do you know no one is?????
TjNewton · M
@Jeephikelove Because it's too cold and no one will help them and they will perish and die 😥😥😥
Jeephikelove · 51-55, F
@TjNewton there are lots of people who help. 🙂
TjNewton · M
@Jeephikelove Well i dont see any evidence of them helping ☹
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Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
I help whatever wildlife I can.
TjNewton · M
@LordShadowfire In what way ?
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@TjNewton I feed wild crows. Probably other animals too, whether intentionally or not. For a while I had a monthly donation to Greenpeace scheduled, not that the whales are going to be affected by a snowstorm.
TjNewton · M
@LordShadowfire Good man 👍