The crow was waiting for me in the tree by the deck. I came home from shopping and had to put out food before I unpacked. The Brave one came in first and filled his beak. I wish I could tell them apart once they are down. Another one who will come down once Brave one has come in also filled his beak.
They are such beautiful birds. I don't know why people don't like them. Yes they can be noisy, so are the Blue Jays and Starlings. They are all beautiful in their own way.
They are more cautious than most birds who come to my feeder. I am sure they get shooed away from most feeders. They declined my offers the other day when the squirrel got run over. They cleaned him up leaving only a smudge on the road. Thank you very much. I hate seeing the little flat bodies on the road.
Anyway, enough of those chaps. Here are a few more visitors the last couple of days
I watched as one Blue Jay put 3 peanuts in his crop and held 3 more in his beak. I have seen them go hide them in different places to. So they must go back for them once the feeder is cleaned out
Some only manage one, so I assume they are younger and have not yet learned the tricks of the trade.They squabble a lot
The good weather has most likely kept many away. I have only seen the Titmouse and Nuthatch recently.
The Pileated Woodpecker came back. I was really happy to see that. He explored the whole back yard. I got a few pictures.
The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker also made a call
The Cardinals have come when I have not had a camera close by. They have been here though.
As I said, I think everyone is finding enough to eat. Mr Cardinal today was eating the berries on the Burning bush.
Plenty of berries around the yard
I had about a dozen Mourning Doves hanging out. This one took a nap
A rarer visitor was Mr Nuthatch. The lady comes about every day, but this one is rare to see. So pretty.
Always love the Chickadee
Those little buggers are hard to capture they flit around so much.
Hi Janice, your photos of the birds are really lovely. I like crows too, they are a very intelligent bird and I enjoy the ones who come calling. Thanks for stopping by. I have had fun catching up.
ReplyDeleteYour crows remember you from last year Janice! I'm glad they came back to spend the winter with you. I see the crows flying around the neighbourhood, but they never come to my yard. I love the variety of birds who come visiting you. You did well to get these photos. I tried taking photos of a pileatd woodpecker once, but he was moving around so quickly, the shots weren't great. Today I saw what I'm pretty sure was some kind of eagle flying overheard. He was huge! As big as a turkey vulture, but it was dark and speckled on his tummy. His wings looked a bit rough with lots of feathers missing. I wonder if he was a bit late for migrating.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making me smile!! Love this post so much! Seeing my crows and all the beautiful birds! Truly beautiful! Hugs!
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