6:45 am, 30 minutes prior to dawn, found this birding couch potato hard at work. My trailcam will alert me if any mammals visit the feeders in this pre-dawn hour. My HaikuBox (listens and alerts on specific bird song) will alert me if my owls visit and start hooting.

My job … stretch out on the couch in front of the fireplace reading a good novel. The window is 10 feet away should my devices indicate this couch potato needs to move!

However, don’t worry. This sluggard has to rally eventually. I have a volunteer work day scheduled up at Sax-Zim Bog. We will open in early December and need to get ready for you more energetic guests!

There are those of us who love to keep their bird feeders filled throughout the year. The local animals in addition to birds are our friends for that very reason. Last night, momma bear and her three cubs visited my seven feeders. As we move towards hibernation time the bruins were grateful for the free food. I was away from my house, but my real time alerts from my feeder camaras alerted me to the visit. Earlier in the day two large white-tailed bucks also visited the Amity Creek Feeders … occasionally I even get a few birds! In case you would like to read my review about my trail cameras.

Momma Bear and her Three Cubs (video link one and two for email subscribers)

The Bucks of Amity (video link for email subscribers)

Dual authentication appears to have protected my Facebook account, but it also appears my account while not taken over is lost in the virtual never, never world. Thus, I have created a new Facebook account. The image posted below is very similar to my new Facebook profile image AND tells how to contact me if you have questions or concerns. A Facebook search on Rich Hoeg (not Richard) should show me … home town of Duluth.