Catching up on Ambassador Bear Holly and More - UPDATE December 12, 2022
Grackle
"Taught" caught Holly in action in her nice 5-minute music video of Holly in her stolen den—or maybe her rightful den that she deserves for being the dominant female. I don’t know how to look at it.
Beautiful Holly begins the video by showing us her nice bed made of grass, but as she shows us, she has a tantalizing piece of grass clinging to her left eyebrow, probably from having her head tucked under her chest to keep her short-haired muzzle warm and inhale some of the heat and moisture that she has exhaled. Probably everyone who has sees this mentally tells her to brush off the piece of grass, but she keeps eating snow as another way to gain moisture. Halfway through the video, she vigorously shakes her head, and the grass is gone. Then she retreats back into the dark depth of the den, showing how well constructed her bed is before saying good night to all. Thank you "Taught". The action was good and the music was soothing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnUTGns3JMRaven pair
Out the window, the raven pair has been demonstrating how he (on the left with his eyebrow raised) and his smaller mate like to start their day. Day after day, break of day finds them sitting close to each other, making me wonder if they spent the night like that. On this day, they repeatedly touched their beaks together as they sat facing each other before flying off to be seen alone now and then throughout the day.
The lone grackle, recognizable by the distinctive white spot on her breast, sat looking extra pretty in the light, still apparently doing okay on her own although she is much less aggressive in grabbing peanuts than the blue jays.
Thank you for all you do,
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center
