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posted: April 4th, 2020 |
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This page actually begins with February 26th and some rather incredible photos of shadows on the snow. Then we jump to February 27th, the day when three moose came to visit and ended up spending the day browsing and napping within fifty yards of our house. After that there are three photos taken on March 3rd which show a Black-capped Chickadee who is addicted to peanut butter. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin February 26th & 27th |
All of the images in this row show the same photo, but processed differently. In first position is the original photo with nothing adjusted at all. The center version has only had the "tone" and "contrast" adjusted, while the far right version has been converted to an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image in Photoshop®. The photo shows shadows on the snow in our yard.
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 Feb26th_007_ SnowShadowsRC |
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These two images are similar to the row above except for the fact that I did not create an HDR version. That means the first image is the original photo and the second image has had the "tone" and "contrast" adjusted. Once again, the photo shows shadows on the snow in our yard.
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 Feb26th_008 _SnowShadowsRC |
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On February 27th and again on the 28th we had a total of three moose (a cow and twin yearlings) wandering around our property from early in the morning until late in the evening. All three shots in this row show the big cow moose in and beside our driveway. In addition, the third photo shows one of the yearlings browsing on the brush which is growing on the berm beside the road.
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 Feb27th_008 _MooseRC |
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Here are three more shots of this huge cow moose, which looks like she is going to bear twins again this year.
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In the first shot in this row, as well as in the final shot in the previous row you may notice the large wattle this cow moose has.
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That piece of brush requires a stretch of the neck in the center photo. In the third shot, I guess it's time to settle back and chew her cud for a few hours.
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An additional shot of nap-time and then another stretch up for the most tender year old growth.
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The first shot here shows one of the yearlings lying down and also chewing its cud, and then getting up and heading across the driveway to find out where its mom went. Note how much smaller this one is compared to mom.
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| End February 26th & 27th, Begin March 3rd |
At the start of the winter we put a nearly empty peanut butter jar in our platform bird-feeder for the Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus). Over the course of the winter some of them have really fallen in love with peanut butter. The second photo shows one inside of the jar eating peanut butter. The third shot shows how they check to be sure that no predators are sneaking up on them. They eat peanut butter for a bit, look behind, and then back to eating. Of course when the weather is 20° below zero the peanut butter is frozen very hard and they really have to work at it to get something. It's so fun to watch.
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 Mar3_3Crop_Chickadee _PeanutButterJarRC |
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| End March 3rd, End Page 1 |
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