tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68712984865636102192024-03-12T23:58:48.793-03:00Shamik Photography ~ Devoted to the Natural Elementsshamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-56286457013056286402019-03-18T17:08:00.001-03:002019-03-18T17:08:29.071-03:00Black-capped Chickadee and Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes when I am in nature, I like to listen to the birds, be quiet and just be present.<br />
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<br />shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-88924576766721978872019-03-14T20:47:00.000-03:002019-03-14T20:47:46.598-03:00Blue Jay Feather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Feathers are a reminder to count our blessings and be thankful for the goodness in our lives.<br />
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-74311938847626969272019-02-21T15:11:00.000-04:002019-02-21T15:23:54.986-04:00Window Frost<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-42077567673392149452018-12-09T08:19:00.000-04:002018-12-09T08:19:22.068-04:00Barberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-49168587243652958852018-11-13T22:35:00.000-04:002018-11-13T22:35:28.479-04:00Dandelion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-24278139852176095822018-03-16T22:21:00.000-03:002018-03-16T22:35:32.631-03:00My Little Sidekick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hanging up the gloves after a hard days work!!</div>
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<br />shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-43892963275511378172018-01-18T22:43:00.001-04:002018-02-25T19:40:31.283-04:00"National Bird of Canada"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Meet our family of Gray Jays. Our feathered friends visit us and we hand feed them on a daily basis. Blueberry pancakes is one of their favorites!!</div>
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They are tough little birds and never migrate out of Canada, wintering in the boreal forest
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Gray Jay is also nick named Whiskey Jack</div>
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-90600253712063619612017-10-16T18:10:00.000-03:002017-10-16T19:29:51.010-03:00"Ohhhh Hello"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Don't let the cuteness of this Black Bear fool you!!</div>
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Black Bears have poor eyesight, but they compensate</div>
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The Easter bunny hopped by for a visit today....</div>
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Tamarack Tree Cone (aka Larch Tree Cone)</div>
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We collect these little gems and find lots of ways to enjoy them! Love to craft? The tiny cones (15mm - 20mm) accent a rustic wreath very well....We like to put some in a bowl and spray a few drops of our favorite essential oil on the cones to create a natural room freshener!<br />
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<br />shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-25589306928668274122017-01-20T22:47:00.000-04:002017-01-20T22:47:19.195-04:00Catkins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Catkins are flowers that grow on the Alder tree. These flowers often appear before the leaves do. You might see butterflies feeding on the catkins and leaves.</div>
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Alder is a hardwood and can be used to make furniture, guitars, and cabinets. The wood of some alder species is also used to smoke salmon and other foods.</div>
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shamikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11021336952290060674noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6871298486563610219.post-5436339649493586252017-01-15T22:25:00.000-04:002017-01-15T22:25:24.282-04:00Hiking Buddy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We love it when they hang out</div>
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It's not hard to tell it's this lil juvenile's first winter, and maybe a little more practice on his landing skills is needed in the snow, but he "got the peanut"!!<br />
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This large flock of Evening Grosbeaks visit here on a daily basis. They know the platform feeder very well. Although they do just fine on their own eating the buds of maple, willow, oak and elm trees, to name a few, we enjoy offering them some sunflower seeds during the winter. They also drink maple sap by breaking off small maple twigs.<br />
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"Elvira" the Black Vulture arrived on our property just over one year ago and was emaciated and very distressed. She was thousands of miles away from her home range of South America and Southeastern US. To make a long story short, we captured her about a week later at another property down the road....(click on the link at the bottom of this post for the full interview)<br />
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We brought her home and made a temporary house for her while we waited for Hope for Wildlife to arrive. We fed her a little bit of meat, and yes, that is our dinner plate beside her - it was black to match her beautiful feathers!!<br />
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The next morning, staff members from the wildlife shelter made the 8 hour return trip and brought Elvira back to their facility where they fed and housed her for the winter!! They are truly amazing!! Once word quickly got out that Elvira was ''in the house'', she soon became a bit of a celebrity and had thousands of people wish her well on their social media outlets. Hope, in her 20 years of wildlife and rehab work, has never had a Black Vulture patient in her care.<br />
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We know you are soaring high Elvira!! Thank you Hope for Wildlife for everything that you did for Elvira's stay with you and for all that you continue to do for all of the furry and feathered friends that need you!!<br />
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I'm excited to introduce my coloring/activity book "My Name is Squirt" just released on Amazon. This book is based entirely on the storybook of the same name published in 2016. Squirt is a baby duck who narrates her story as she explores her enchanted world on the farm. She always has time for fun, including riding piggyback on a Border Collie or hiding in a sneaker. This book includes beautifully illustrated coloring pages with an added bonus at the end of the book for your child's imagination.</div>
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I LOVE peanuts....I really DO!!</div>
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One chipmunk can gather up to 165 nuts in one day.</div>
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I found his hiding place!!</div>
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Actually, this looked to be this little one's home for the winter. It was a very deep burrow, where he was storing his food. Chipmunks will spend most of the winter months underground. They do not hibernate, but go into a deep sleep and wake only to eat every few days. In spring, they may have to dig through a few feet of snow to get out.</div>
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Chipmunks have pouches inside of their cheeks.</div>
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They can store lots of food when foraging.</div>
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Chipmunks are very active in the daytime during spring, summer and fall. Besides peanuts, they love to eat berries, corn, mushrooms, insects, and plant roots</div>
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Did you know that Chipmunks have four toes on the</div>
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Back to the burrow .... (his cheeks are full)</div>
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**the Daisy**</div>
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A Red Squirrel being curious in a field of buttercups.</div>
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Rainbow ~ A symbol of magical blessings</div>
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This not so vibrant rainbow appeared for a few moments after the rain and in a blink of an eye, it was gone!</div>
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A rainbow is an arch of colors formed in the sky,
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