I filled the feeders this morning and the birds went crazy! I've never seen so much action and so many different types of birds. We got about 10 inches of snow in the blizzard that came through yesterday and last night. Less than the 2+ feet some areas near us got. But the birds here were hungry!
I counted 11 different types of birds: blue jay, Northern cardinal, Carolina wren, black-capped chickadee, chipping sparrow, American goldfinch, house finch (or purple finch?), slate-colored junco (also called dark-eyed junco), white-breasted nuthatch, red bellied woodpecker, and tufted titmouse. Plus a nice little Eastern grey squirrel.
7 comments:
What fantastic photos Kathy. Such beautiful birds. We have 2 feeding stations in our garden, 1 near the kitchen window which I love as I can watch the birds feed while doing boring dish washing and the other at the end of the garden. Poor birds have to work so hard in all weathers to keep fed and healthy.
Marian (LondonUK)
I love how the beauty of birds are enhanced by winter backdrops. Pretty, pretty!
Lovely, lovely birds <3
I moved to Seattle from Boston and we don't have cardinals here but I fell in love with the blue-jays here. They have punk hair ..lol..
All our feeders are full and we have regulars but not as colorful as yours.
Have a lovely day,
Huli
Those are some great pictures! The titmouse is always my favorite. We got a bird feeder for Christmas and I finally hung it up today. They haven't discovered it yet, but I can't wait!
Lovely, lovely birds! The finch is definitely a house finch, unless your colours are distorted. It is a bright cherry colour; purple finches are less pink and more purplish.
I am so envious of your cardinals, lived in the Chicago area for years and loved those little red birds. Sadly, the Inland Northwest has none.
The pictures of the birds are amazing. Very interesting blog.
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