Re: [mou-net] How do birds care for their feet especially during these cold winter months?

low temperatures without damage because there are mostly tendons and bones with little muscle or nerve tissue. Since this is not the case for human feet, our own countercurrent exchange systems do not prevent frostbite. Great topic! Jeff Ranta Stillwater, MN > On Feb 5, 2021, at 10:21

Re: [mou-net] Bird Locator

Sounds great, but I couldn’t get the link to work either. Jeff Ranta Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2021, at 11:36 AM, bluesk...@comcast.net wrote: > > Hi Tami - I couldn’t get the link to work. Can you send it a different way > or something? Thx > > Howard > >

Re: [mou-net] Turkey vultures

I saw three Turkey Vultures flying over Highway 95 less than a mile north of Stillwater. Jeff Ranta Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 29, 2021, at 4:52 PM, Mark Schumacher wrote: > > Just saw one in far west Hennepin county near the muddy Crow River > >> On Mon, Mar 29, 202

Re: [mou-net] Eastern Phoebe

During the third week of April we had two Phoebes in our back yard sitting on a garden fence post in Stillwater Township. I haven’t see them since. I have only seen one Bluebird so far this year. Jeff Ranta Stillwater Township Sent from my iPhone > On May 4, 2021, at 7:07 PM, Charlene Nel

Re: [mou-net] Red-breasted Nuthatches in the metro area

We have had them at our feeder, north of Stillwater, for most of the summer. Jeff Ranta Stillwater Township. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 23, 2021, at 10:23 AM, Tami Vogel wrote: > > We have them year-round in Afton, they nest on our property. > > On a fun note, the young o

Re: [mou-net] Scarlet Tanagers in Roseville

We had a Scarlet Tananger perch on a deck chair two days ago in Stillwater Township, and then I saw one in Pine Point Park (1.5 miles north of our house) yesterday morning along with 36 other species I listed on eBird. Jeff Ranta Stillwater Township Sent from my iPhone > On May 17, 2020,