Dear Fellow Birders:Today, was a fierce day to wait around for our famed, fine,
feathered, friend. This is a day when birders 'earn their stripes' so to speak.
So sorry for those, that weren't fortunate enough to see him but hopefully
there will be other opportunities. Mid-afternoon, Mr. P. returned to his
favourite location where he proceeded to feed on a regular basis. He is
definitely requiring a lot more food to sustain himself, as our temperatures
decrease and he has no familiar shrubs, trees, partners to maintain his life.
The food source in 'his territory' is depreciating at quite a rapid rate, as
the temperature lowers. The next few days will be quite a challenge, as he
experiences cold temperatures, accompanied by snow. Yes, he has seen these
things before, BUT as so many of you know, he had options. He could just move
down the mountainside for warmer temps. or when in the desert, he knew, the sun
would warm him during the day, enough to sustain him. It's not the case here!
We have offered other food sources, it's obvious that Mr. P. prefers natural
foods and he has yet to frequent a feeder. We have walked our green-belt areas
and have found buckthorn berries, that we've harvested and placed in favourite
positions, yet we can't find multiflora rosa plants with the rose hips that he
prefers and is so nutritional.
So, if any of you fellow birders, have a great big overgrown multiflora
rosa/rambling rose, that needs, trimming; now's' the time, and we'll take the
trimmings and put them to good use, feeding Mr.P. Thank you.
Good luck and good birding.Dian
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