Ostdrossel . 9/30/22 Ostdrossel . 9/30/22

I feel a little bad

for not posting a lot of photos recently but I swear things have really slowed down here and gotten a bit boring. I am still chasing pics of the baby Cardis, there are several, but so far I have been unlucky. For that quest, I am putting a camera on the ground. The squirrels and the Groundhog are loving this 😆 I found it interesting to see how muddied the black ones look - you can really see that they are simply a grey squirrel morph. And one of them has an adorably flopsy ear.

Ostdrossel . 12/16/21 Ostdrossel . 12/16/21

Another stormy day here

in Michigan, and I decided to not put out cameras on a tripod because of it. Instead, I put them on the ground. I would still love more Junco footage, and Cardinals too but the weather has been so weird and erratic that things are just super duper boring. However, here are a hilariously “shy” squirrel and a Goldfinch with lots of stuff blown towards him/ her. Come good into Friday!

Ostdrossel . 9/10/21 Ostdrossel . 9/10/21

And when the camera is on the ground,

non-winged creatures also find their way there. And this Groundhog seems to have had a blast 😆 Get something fun to eat and come good into the weekend!

Ostdrossel . 7/22/21 Ostdrossel . 7/22/21

This is my one side...

And this is my otter side. This Groundhog seems way too happy with himself 😆

Ostdrossel . 12/21/20 Ostdrossel . 12/21/20

Every person

that feeds birds at one point will encounter one situation. The critters will find out that there is food, and they will try to get to those goodies. There is a number of ways to keep the bird food budget tight - with the help of squirrel-proof feeders or foods - but some also enjoy watching these entertaining rodents. This one looked so adorable that I decided to include it in the calendar this year. Meet the September “bird”.

You can get an Ostdrossel calendar here on ostdrossel.com or here.

Ostdrossel . 10/27/20 Ostdrossel . 10/27/20

Video: Elfriede the Opossum

This young opossum has been coming to the yard recently, and I just love watching it. I called it Elfriede, which is a German name equivalent to maybe Ethel. And yes, I am assuming it is a she. I just love her little feet and the tail and the fuzzy coat. She is very careful and alert, but she comes every night. I hope she stays.