Dec 24th 2012

• This little fellow likes to look in our window. The problem with bird feeders is they attract lots of hungry mouths.  We put out a dish with dog food in it for him but he still jumps across to the feeder a good 4 feet to get some sunflower seeds. 

• Last night just before bedtime we had another visitor.  A jack rabbit came in to clean up all the seeds that the birds had spilled.
• This is really a Snowshoe Hare, he is brown in color in the summer and turns white in the fall.  They are much bigger than rabbits.  Rabbits don't change color in the spring and fall.  
• Hares have very big back feet and can run very fast. 
• Hares give birth to their young with fur on them where rabbits young are naked and blind. 
• Hares are trapped for their very soft fur and make a very tasty stew.  
• They can be a problem, 2 years ago one ringed one of my young apple trees.  
• Hares are semi-nocturnal meaning they like to eat in the evening and at night and sleep during the day.  Kind of like teenagers.

• This is me and 6/10 of my grand-kids reviewing our blog.  Like Pa they all love nature.  Interestingly they are extremely observant.  I wonder if we loose our observation abilities as we get older. We get too busy with our lives to look around and see the beauty in our own back yard.

• Off to Brandon, to meet up with 3 more of my grand-kids. Big Year starts in 2 more days.