{"id":1875,"date":"2022-12-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbannaturestore.blog\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2022-12-23T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T15:00:00","slug":"special-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/23\/special-visitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Once winter sets in, we may find ourselves entertaining local birds that might otherwise appear only infrequently. A favourite is the Tufted Titmouse, a chickadee cousin that has a prominent crest and a boisterous, rapidly repeated song \u2018Peter-Peter-Peter\u2019. It is normally not as friendly as chickadees, which can often be hand fed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" width=\"693\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/titmouse-and-chickadee-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Never common, it is found in a few areas of Southern and Eastern Ontario close to the lower Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Like chickadees, it readily takes to black-oil sunflower seeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/carolina-wren-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" width=\"614\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/carolina-wren-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/carolina-wren-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/carolina-wren-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.mppdev.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/carolina-wren-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A more frequently encountered special visitor is the Carolina Wren. This curious bird can be seen poking around woodpiles, checking out brush or sampling a variety of food options at feeders. While it may select seeds, its preference is suet and shelled peanuts. A third species, the largest of them all, is the Red-bellied Woodpecker. These birds are quite at home in mature woodlots but they may appear at suet feeders during the winter. All of these birds are present year-round but they tend to show up more in the off-season when they appreciate a handout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Brian Morin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher of Ontario Birding News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once winter sets in, we may find ourselves entertaining local birds that might otherwise appear only infrequently. A favourite is the Tufted Titmouse, a chickadee cousin that has a prominent crest and a boisterous, rapidly repeated song \u2018Peter-Peter-Peter\u2019. It is normally not as friendly as chickadees, which can often be hand fed. 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