I marvel sometimes at how well wildlife can survive cold weather, but to tell the truth, when cold weather hits hard, especially with rain ice and snow, plenty of wild creatures do not survive. Birds are hit especially hard if they are being fed from a feeder and then it stops. A day or so ago, just after one of those 15 degree nights we had, I found a dead wren, and a dead shrew along a woodland path. How any shrews survive a winter I can’t figure out. They have to eat a great deal because of their high-energy life with such a strong metabolism. I can’t understand how they can find enough food, knowing that they will die in about four hours if they don’t find enough to eat.
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