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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 20, 2024 3:50:41 GMT
my headlamp illuminated the trees nicely
It appears that you have a pretty good headlamp.
After having several not-so-bright headlamps, I got myself one off E-Bay that has several different beams/bulbs and five settings; that thing is like a searchlight; it has revolutionized working in the dark for me.
It did take some of the fun out of it when a local guy night-fishing had a big battery pack hanging on his belt turned his light on and the battery pack instantly blew a big chunk out of him and messed him up for life; I think of that every time I strap on my headlamp and now I always initially turn it on NOT ON MY HEAD. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 20, 2024 16:21:09 GMT
I think Bluejays are the prettiest birds. I see several around here, so long as the camera is inside the house; the best way to make them disappear is to go get the camera = gauranteed I won't see a single one. And, they won't be still for a second. Yes, they are pretty. They get less spooky if you feed them. (One almost ate of my hand once but changed its mind at the last second.) We give them a few unsalted peanuts in the shell. They eat them right away and they also hide them. We limited the daily supply or else they will haul them away until they are all gone. Peanuts are expensive here so we limit the supply. |
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Post by blackmutt on Nov 21, 2024 0:22:36 GMT
my headlamp illuminated the trees nicely
It appears that you have a pretty good headlamp.
After having several not-so-bright headlamps, I got myself one off E-Bay that has several different beams/bulbs and five settings; that thing is like a searchlight; it has revolutionized working in the dark for me.
It did take some of the fun out of it when a local guy night-fishing had a big battery pack hanging on his belt turned his light on and the battery pack instantly blew a big chunk out of him and messed him up for life; I think of that every time I strap on my headlamp and now I always initially turn it on NOT ON MY HEAD.Actually no frost. Just plain old birch trees. Yes it is a bright headlamp! |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 22, 2024 2:21:57 GMT
Snow geese heading south. Over our house this afternoon.  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 22, 2024 3:16:34 GMT
Snow geese heading south.
Interesting picture; I wonder just how long a "V" they sometimes make; and, it seems there are always some stragglers and nonconformists that are there, but not part of the main "V".
The way it has felt around here the last couple days, they may just turn around and go back North. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 22, 2024 5:26:55 GMT
Interesting picture; I wonder just how long a "V" they sometimes make; and, it seems there are always some stragglers and nonconformists that are there, but not part of the main "V". Individual V arms are never very long themselves. However, there can be many similar groups over a wider space. About 10 years ago in April, when they were returning, tens of thousands flew over our house over the course of about 30 minutes. Imagine that the image I posted was 1 to 2 miles wide. And imagine wave after wave about half a mile apart ... mile-wide strand (skeins) after mile-wide strand for half an hour. Almost perfect Vs only happen in small groups, say, 50 or less. When there are hundreds or even a few thousand in a cluster the V systems gets disorganized. They fly in dense cluster for short trips when leaving a lake to feed in fields. If they are high and going a long way the messy V structure develops. There is an aerodynamic benefit to the Vs when flying long distances. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 23, 2024 3:45:18 GMT
Trouble at home ... we're being eaten out of house and home by house sparrows. Just having some fun. The sparrows are getting annoying. I made some cracked corn, lard and peanut butter cakes today for the jays. One had a good feed, left and the house sparrows cleaned up the leftovers.  |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 23, 2024 4:45:28 GMT
I made some cracked corn, lard and peanut butter cakes today
Proportion-wise by volume, how much of each ingredient --- or is that a secret ?
Do you just smush it all together cold; or, do you heat and melt it together ?
Sorry for all the questions. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 23, 2024 16:24:28 GMT
Just plain old hog lard .... Proportion-wise by volume, how much of each ingredient --- or is that a secret ? Yes hog lard. There was a 1-pound brick in the freezer. The proportions are a secret because I winged it.  I melted the lard in large mixing bowl and added one cup of old peanut butter that was blended with the warm liquid lard. Then cracked corn was added and mixed. Enough corn was added until the mixed was quite firm. I put some into an old ice-cube tray put it in the cold garage to set. The set cubes popped out nicely. Probably will just cut the rest with a knife as the ice cube tray is overkill. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Nov 23, 2024 18:32:04 GMT
Just plain old hog lard .... Proportion-wise by volume, how much of each ingredient --- or is that a secret ? Yes hog lard. There was a 1-pound brick in the freezer. The proportions are a secret because I winged it. :) I melted the lard in large mixing bowl and added one cup of old peanut butter that was blended with the warm liquid lard. Then cracked corn was added and mixed. Enough corn was added until the mixed was quite firm. I put some into an old ice-cube tray put it in the cold garage to set. The set cubes popped out nicely. Probably will just cut the rest with a knife as the ice cube tray is overkill.
Maybe I can get the Bluejays around here to not be so flighty. |
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Post by Howard on Nov 24, 2024 1:09:55 GMT
The greengrocer cicada.  |
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Post by Howard on Nov 24, 2024 1:10:43 GMT
Trouble at home ... we're being eaten out of house and home by house sparrows. Gave me a chuckle! |
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Post by hmca on Nov 24, 2024 2:17:17 GMT
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 24, 2024 2:36:42 GMT
Maybe I can get the Bluejays around here to not be so flighty. Put food out and they will come. I presume you have squirrels... they too, shall come. You must be able to buy roasted (unsalted) peanuts there for far less than here. Peanuts are a blue jay favorite. I'll post a photo here if the peanut feeder we use. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Nov 24, 2024 4:46:55 GMT
BuckSkin .... Blue jay hanging in a "slinky" peanut feeder. If there are 2 or 3 jays around I can't fill this feeder because the will empty it fast. They fly off and hide the peanuts. And a northern flicker enjoying the lard, peanut butter and corn cubes. Big snow here in the past 36 hours.  
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I melted the lard in large mixing bowl and added one cup of old peanut butter that was blended with the warm liquid lard. Then cracked corn was added and mixed. Enough corn was added until the mixed was quite firm. I put some into an old ice-cube tray put it in the cold garage to set. The set cubes popped out nicely. Probably will just cut the rest with a knife as the ice cube tray is overkill. 
