1:17 AM – A few days ago we had a video showing the Bluebird taking mealworms away from the feeder, presumably to it’s mate, or chicks. They’re not the only ones doing that. Here we see the same thing with the Carolina Wren (in this case, the Half-tailed Wren), and a Carolina Chickadee.

The Chickadee:

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We’ve never seen the Red-bellied Woodpecker at the mealworm feeder, but here he is. Compared to the usual mealworm snackbar patrons, he’s huge.

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This raccoon casually takes a shortcut across the deck. The coon-deterrent floodlight we put on the porch doesn’t faze him at all. Nor does the fact that D and the dog were just on the deck minutes before, and that we were right inside moving around. Oh well. At least he hasn’t built a den right under the deck (I think).