Dark-eyed Junco

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)  on fence

Although Juncos live here in central Ontario year-round, I rarely see them except in winter. Most of the year, these sweet, gentle birds forage in forests, but when wild food is harder to find, they hop around at the base of bird feeders cleaning up after fussier birds.

Junco on tree branch

Although I usually see Juncos on the ground, the top photo shows a Junco that flew up onto a fence to get treats.  The second photo shows a Junco on a limb where  it could survey the area to make sure it was safe to eat seeds it could see on the snow-covered ground below.
I am connecting to Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE

FYI City Daily Photo bloggers:  The  February 1st theme - If you had to leave forever the city from where you usually post, what would you miss most?

Rusty Hay Rake

Horse drawn hay rake, Uxbridge-Scott Museum

From my archives, I confess.

Raking hay was (and still is) an important summer job on many farms. The number of animals a farmer could keep over winter depended on the amount and quality of the hay cut and collected. The invention of the horse-drawn rake was a huge boost to production. A horse drawn hay rake could do the work of eight humans with hand rakes.

In celebration of the old and wonderful "stuff", I  am connecting to Rubbish Tuesday HERE.
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FYI City Daily Photo bloggers:  The  February 1st theme - If you had to leave forever the city from where you usually post, what would you miss most?