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Photo of the Day - August 2021
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I love your birds. Could you do me (a European with different wildlife) a favor and name them?
That one is called George. Yesterday’s was Fred!
Thank you, and I can do that! This one is the American goldfinch. Despite the bright yellow color, they are actually masters of disguise. You often don’t see them until they break cover and fly off. They love sunflowers, and as I’ve learned this year, zinnia seeds as well.
I was thinking it was a finch. We get a lot of his cousins.
greenfinch
goldfinch
Chuffinch
The greenfinch will eat you out of house and home if you give him the chance.
Yeah, the sparrows do that here. Messy too. I think they do it on purpose so their comrades can eat from the ground and watch for predators. Then you just have to be faster than the slowest guy.
The "booties" are made of soft synthetic materials. It is true that some traction is lost on ice, but not in the layer of snow-covered ground. Sometimes the dog's claws break though the synthetic material. The mushers carry additional booties in the sled, and there are more booties at the checkpoints along the trail. There are also lots of volunteers helping the mushers and dogs. Every musher has his or her designated volunteers.
Our dog, "Nikki" refuses to wear booties. When my wife and I put the booties on her, she won't move until we take them off. If its very cold outside, she runs and does her thing out there "real fast," and then runs back inside
Skijoring is another popular activity, but these are sprint races (very fast and short distances). The dogs are slim, tall, and strong. The racers from around the world compete in these races as you can see by the flag on the person's cap, and usually are very fit since they have to ski very fast since the dogs alone can't pull the person at maximum speed:
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Haha, sounds like trying to put a leash on a cat!The "booties" are made of soft synthetic materials. It is true that some traction is lost on ice, but not in the layer of snow-covered ground. Sometimes the dog's claws break though the synthetic material. The mushers carry additional booties in the sled, and there are more booties at the checkpoints along the trail. There are also lots of volunteers helping the mushers and dogs. Every musher has his or her designated volunteers.
Our dog, "Nikki" refuses to wear booties. When my wife and I put the booties on her, she won't move until we take them off. If its very cold outside, she runs and does her thing out there "real fast," and then runs back inside
Always learning stuff on this thread. Very interesting.The "booties" are made of soft synthetic materials. It is true that some traction is lost on ice, but not in the layer of snow-covered ground. Sometimes the dog's claws break though the synthetic material. The mushers carry additional booties in the sled, and there are more booties at the checkpoints along the trail. There are also lots of volunteers helping the mushers and dogs. Every musher has his or her designated volunteers.
Our dog, "Nikki" refuses to wear booties. When my wife and I put the booties on her, she won't move until we take them off. If its very cold outside, she runs and does her thing out there "real fast," and then runs back inside
Skijoring is another popular activity, but these are sprint races (very fast and short distances). The dogs are slim, tall, and strong. The racers from around the world compete in these races as you can see by the flag on the person's cap, and usually are very fit since they have to skid very fast since the dogs alone can't pull the person at maximum speed:
