We had a four-day snowstorm that saw me get outside to mainly do three things -- shovel, fill our bird feeders, and take pictures of our many feathered visitors.
A couple of
Dark-eyed Juncos seem to be wondering why the
American Tree Sparrow is flying
away from the food.
House Finches never seem to mind sharing the tube feeder.
Nor do they mind sharing some branches to rest between feedings.
American Crows haven't been frequent visitors to our backyard, and the ones who came this weekend seemed more inclined to watch than to eat.
Another Junco enjoying some shelter from the storm.
The sun eventually came out, and this finch was happy to soak up some rays.
The
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays preferred our neighbors' feeders (they had whole peanuts), but were willing to rest in our yard.
I hadn't noticed
White-crowned Sparrows on our feeders before this weekend, but I always enjoy seeing them.
If the boy finches can enjoy some sun, so can the girls.
Speaking of sparrows, American Tree Sparrows were also newcomers.
We've been seeing
Northern Flickers on our feeders for a few weeks, so it was no surprise that they came by frequently.
It was a lot of fun to not just see all our feeder activity, but to experiment with different times of day and locations to best capture it all. Makes me (almost) look forward to the next blizzard!
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