My owners have been away on vacation for a week to Bar Harbor, Maine, and just got back. Only a couple of the hotels they stayed in would have allowed pets, but I really don’t like traveling in the car very much any more.
The owner that helps me type this blog is going to show you some pictures from her trip on each of her blogs.
We are posting a picture below, and then a link to the next blog and picture….first, this is one of my owners out on a windy day feeding Sea Gulls at Schoodic Point in Maine. I was a little jealous when I saw this one, because I thought I was the only one they gave treats to.
Once again, my owner is feeding birds. I don’t mind too much, the fun thing about it is that sometimes squirrels will come and eat the seeds from one of the bird feeders, and I can bark at them…one of my favorite things to do.
It’s a very cloudy, rainy day today, but there’s a bright red feeder outside full of sweet liquid that the hummingbirds are coming too. I’m not sure that it’s a glass hummingbird feeder, it’s one that we’ve had for a very long time and will need to be replaced soon. All of the bird feeders that we are using…except the hummingbird feeder, are from birdfeeders.com. My owner really likes them a LOT, and loves to get their newsletter by email because it has a lot of educational information about birds. That’s how she knew that the hummingbirds had migrated into our area, they had a map in one of the newsletters telling us all the states where they hummingbirds had returned for the summer. There is an entire section about hummingbirds at the site, and a lot about other birds, too.
I’m glad she feeds me well, or I might get a little jealous of all the attention the animals outside get.
Click here is another post we did months ago with a video of me opening a box we received with a birdfeeders.com feeder in it.
My geeky owners send emails to each other and chat with each other when one of them is at work, and today a really cute one came, it’s even more than cute, it’s really nice and something that you’ll probably never see unless you watch this video:
Look at poor Punxsutawney Phil, I don’t think I’d be very happy having such and…ummm…undignified picture of me published. You can see cuter ones at his website by clicking his name above. I think this picture came from the Associated Press and I hope they don’t mind a little Yorkie using the picture on her blog.
Even though P. Phil is the most popular Ground Hog today, there are other ground hogs out there who either did, or did not see their shadows, so my owner and I decided that Ground Hog Day must be a regional thing. When Spring will come depends upon the ground hog that lives closest to you. What do you think?
Here’s what we’ve been able to pick up from ground hogs around the USA, at least on the Eastern part of the country:
If you live near Punxsutawney, PA, Phil saw his shadow, so you are probably going to have 6 more weeks of winter
The brave Ground Hog who makes his home in the Big Apple, New York City, supposedly didn’t see his shadow, so just maybe in our area, Spring will come sooner.
The Marion, Ohio ground hog DID see his shadow, so 6 more weeks of winter there.
Down in Atlanta, Georgia, no shadow was seen, so in that region there will be an early spring….as if Spring isn’t already early enough for you folks down there in the southern states:-)
All I know is I’m getting tired of barking at snow…yes, I bark whenever I look out the window and see that it’s snowing, so Spring can’t come soon enough for me (or anyone who has to listen to me.)
This blog is supposed to be about other “Critters” besides just me, so today lets talk about the birds my owner loves to feed. She LOVES to feed the birds, and so a few days ago, a very special package with Bird Feeders in it came from birdfeeders.com, my owner has another bird feeder she bought from them…well, you’ll see all about that in the video we put together…we’re not real pros at doing videos, but we had fun doing this anyway.
I helped a lot with putting together this very special pair of bird feeders, called “Sip and Seed” feeders, one can be used for water, one for seeds, and they both hang on one hanger…you’ll understand after you look at the video. I even tasted some of the seeds that fell on the floor while we were filling the feeders…I think I’ll stick with my treats and dog food.
But the birds are very happy, and the bird feeders are going to make my owner happy…she has been a backyard bird feeder for years, and loves to watch all the sparrows, cardinals, chickadees, woodpeckers, and more that come to eat. The picture is of a very special visitor we had last Spring, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak. She loves the email newsletter that comes from the company that we got the feeder from because they are fun to read, not just a lot of ads…there is a lot of nice information about birds. Okay, here’s our attempt at a video, thanks for stopping by!
Look at poor 
has another bird feeder she bought from them…well, you’ll see all about that in the video we put together…we’re not real pros at doing videos, but we had fun doing this anyway.