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POTN MILLIONAIRE

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Feb 13, 2011 15:03 | #1

These are a few of my friends who follow me around in the forest... I took these shots with my super zoom camera, as I don't have a wide enough angle lens for the hand landing photos...

Red-breasted Nuthatch

IMAGE: http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/dbriz/Redbrnuthatch3feb12.jpg

Black-capped Chickadee

IMAGE: http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/dbriz/Chickadee1feb12.jpg

Pine Siskin

Black-capped Chickadee.... if you look closely behind the chickadee, you will see the next group of "freeloaders" coming out of the woods.

IMAGE: http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/dbriz/Chickadee3feb12.jpg

Some of my friends I feed, have fur instead of feathers.... I was hoping one of my chickadees would land on my shoulder to make legitimate bird photos

IMAGE: http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/dbriz/Meandbuck1feb12.jpg

IMAGE: http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss243/dbriz/Meandbuck2feb12.jpg

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grendel64

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Feb 13, 2011 15:52 | #2

Can I come live with you?
Seriously though, that's very cool how you've made friends with all those little (and big ) guys.
Thanks for posting these.
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Feb 13, 2011 15:54 | #3

Nice photos, Dave; you're in good company.
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Feb 13, 2011 16:03 | #4

grendel64 wrote in post #11835947

Can I come live with you?

Seriously though, that's very cool how you've made friends with all those little (and big ) guys.
Thanks for posting these.
Mike

Can't say it any better than that!

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Feb 13, 2011 16:03 | #5

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Feb 13, 2011 16:16 | #6

I'm sorry that you have such a rough life!! Can you give us a little more background about what you have going on up there? Obviously very unique and special!

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Feb 13, 2011 16:31 | #7

Such a wonderful set; I'd love to have the locals be that relaxed with me Number 3's terrific, with the deer in the BG!

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POTN MILLIONAIRE

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Feb 13, 2011 16:48 | #8

hramakers wrote in post #11836099

I'm sorry that you have such a rough life!! Can you give us a little more background about what you have going on up there? Obviously very unique and special!

It certainly makes the winter go a bit faster and more enjoyable. The Superior National Forest is 50 feet out my back door, so I see and interact with a variety of birds and animals... from around 23 species of Wood Warblers and a large variety of song birds in the nesting season... animals include the Gray Wolf (who I just photographed a few days ago) Fishers, Pine Marten, Black Bear, moose, Gray Fox, Cross Fox & Red Fox... plus many others. You said it best, "a very unique and special" place... thank you for your comments & inquiries Holger.

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Feb 13, 2011 16:52 | #9

Thanks for sharing these great interaction shots Dave. Sure looks like a lot of fun.

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Feb 13, 2011 17:12 | #10

Thats Awesome Dave, Love the The Red-breasted Nuthatch. Great series ...

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Feb 13, 2011 18:13 | #11

Excellent photos, and great fun with the hand feeding! We had a White Breasted Nuthatch coming to our feeders and feeding from our hands for over 3 years. Here's a link to a YouTube video I made...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOQNlcXN_-w

We're in an apartment complex, and although the other birds watch and know we have seeds in our hands, they're a little too skittish to come all the way in to take some.

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Feb 13, 2011 18:18 | #12

I guess that far north you have to make Friends with the Birds, Animals and Eskimos :lol: :lol:

Love ya buddy!!

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Feb 13, 2011 18:22 | #14

DUDE! that's very cool.

I guess that far north you have to make Friends with the Birds, Animals and Eskimos

Love ya buddy!!

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Feb 13, 2011 19:02 | #15

You are a treasure, Dave...our treasure. Love the shots, and the winter camo.

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