We have 13 1/2 acres in northern Minnesota. Right now, it is used for camping/wildlife/fishing base.
We made the trek this past weekend for a relaxing get-together that included 9 people and 6 dogs. Kind of a mad house at times, but enjoyable none the less.
On Sunday, the boys were out in the woods making bunkers for paintball out of old trees and branches. All of a sudden, they yelled for us to come over and take a look. Here is what they saw at the base of a dead tree:
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Amazing in two ways...
1. The boys had enough woods sense to check their surroundings...
2. This bird escaped detection by no less than 6 dogs...(maybe not saying much for the dogs?)
The other neat thing about the land is that we love the birds. We feed them while we are up there and have a big feeder to take care of them (and the bears) when we're not. We've had up to 20 goldfinches at one time. This weekend, my brother-in-law brought up an oriole feeder. We've been up there 3 years now, and have never seen an oriole up there. It only took an hour for this one to find it:
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Monday, there were 5 orioles, and a couple of humming birds as a bonus.
Grape jelly is a big hit with Orioles too