Thanks, Gina — she & John live in Wolfville on Wickwire Ave., across the street from
where Pat & I used to live. I don’t know much about raccoons and when they
reproduce. Cheers from Jim
Begin forwarded message:
From: Gina Newcombe <gina(a)cheshire-grin.ca>
Subject: Coincidence
Date: February 21, 2021 at 2:27:31 PM AST
To: Jim Wolford <jimwolford(a)eastlink.ca>
Hello Jim,
I just sat down to e-mail you and saw your e-mail, thanks. Great to hear from you.
Aren’t Redpolls lovely? We don’t seem to see them round here unfortunately, not yet
anyway, I’ll keep a sharp lookout. Recently we had Robins (the first we’ve seen all
winter) Bohemian Waxwings, a couple of White-throated Sparrow who only arrive accompanied
by Juncos. We get Crows, usually two or three and it’s so interesting to watch them take
the peanuts in the shell and dunk them in the heated bird bath. Then, they pick them out,
peck out the nut, and dunk them quickly to remove the skin of the nuts finally gobbling
them down.
No surprise to see a pair Bald eagles soaring over our immediate area, almost daily. At
the moment we have one lonely looking male Goldfinch sitting in the Azalea bush near the
deck. Last night I spotted what looked like a couple of Raccoons below the feeder. Dave
put out the house lights and what we saw was only one absolutely huge Raccoon which was
too big to get on the feeder and swung around clinging on to it for dear life while
attempting to get the feed. We have seen plenty of them over the years but never one so
large. Do you think it might have been a pregnant female? I’m not sure when they breed.
The birds have helped us get through the winter. I can’t imagine a world without them.
Hope you and Pat are well. Please give her our best.
Cheers Gina