Return of the Crows..............

Well, not just the Crows. The birds have been hungry because its gotten cold again. It has been warm so long that we thought it never would snow. Finally it did. Anyway, the Crow flys over now and then to check things out but has really not stayed long. He did stop by yesterday though and sat close enough for me to get a few nice shots. Such a handsome bird.


Last winter I observed some of the Crows hiding snacks for later. The Blue Jays do the same thing.


I like to be able to get a twinkle in the eye when I do close ups. Sometimes I can do that, but not often with birds.


The hardest one to get any life into the eyes is the Chickadee for me. They are small and with the black around the eyes, it seems near impossible to catch the light.


Chickadees are also hard to catch sitting still. They are so busy. These guys today were cold and so were lovely and fluffy.

The Tufted Titmouse has a larger eye, and sometimes it's possible to catch the light. They are also nice and fluffy and so cute.


Today besides a bunch of Blue Jays a lone Starling was hanging out but never came down while I was there. He has been hanging out for a few days now.

The Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker (I still cant believe thats a real name) was visiting us. This one was really brilliant red. Scarlet really.


A really beautiful bird who liked the suet. There is a new suet with seeds that only a Blue Jay has tried so far.

The Cardinals have been shy for some reason. They have never had a problem before but this year they seem to want to be alone when they come in and don't like it if I am watching. Must be a young couple because the old ones never had a problem. A nice variety came to visit today.



The Squirrels kept the birds at bay for a time but were on to other things so didn't hog the feeders all day and I now have enough feeders to let everyone have a turn. This Blue Jay is trying the new bird feeder

The Yellow Belly fled to the tree

Thats it for today. I guess I wont be doing Spring clean up any time soon. That's Ok I have sorted my sewing supplies and moved my fabric back into the dining room. Maybe I will soon have a few things to share on My Pretty Things. Its about time I got a few things done.