Opening day of firearms is tomorrow

I just got home. Bill is on his way to the cabin for opening day. He told you about what I thought was a big dog in the front yard last night. Well, here she is...but, she is not a dog. Sorry about the pic. I tried to take it without flash and got nothing. I put my camera against the window and raised the flash. I didn't know that I would still get a reflection back at me with the lens against the window. Anyway, it didn't bother her at all. She went right back to feeding on Woodpecker mix out of my feeder. I get this special blend in Midland. It is all tree nuts plus dried fruit. I was SHAKING, she couldn't have been but 6 ft away from me! Deer don't usually come onto our peninsula since they are water locked. This was the first time I had seen a deer on our property. I have lots of hosta's all spring and summer, hope they forget this was a great place for food.

Here are a couple of pics where Bill is going hunting on State land. It is a section of forest that had a major fire that burned nearly 1800 acres about 3 years ago. Everyone in the area calls this 'the burn'. Last I heard, you are not allowed to 'bait' for deer this year because they had found a case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a private heard earlier this year. Bill hasn't ever baited anyway. Too bad the deer spread Bovine Tuberculosis and other diseases by where they eat, or I'd have a stash-o-sugar beets to watch deer all year at the cabin.

How about a woodpecker? I bought some meal worms on my way up north, but they weren't the favorite at the feeder. Woodpecker mix is loved by all. Here is a Red-bellied Woodpecker peeking over some food at the 'suet tree'. The yellow cup holds small suet balls. The White-breasted Nuthatches think they are really getting a treat when they get those little suet balls. I need to catch up with all of you blogger's out there! Let me head off to bloggy land to see what you all have been up to since I was gone! If you are going hunting, be safe. :)