Category: Birds

Away from predators.

Thirty feet off the ground, this pair of Canada Geese are well away from ground-based predators.

Perched, redux.

Also during the Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this Black-capped Chickadee perched above me in the redbud tree.

Perched.

During the 2023 /Great Backyard Bird Count, I captured this House Finch and American Goldfinch perched on a feeder.

Feeding birds.

Feeding songbirds during a snowfall. American Goldfinch (left) and House Sparrow (right).

Finches at the feeder.

Perches.

An American Goldfinch perches on the shepherd’s crook which supports two bird feeders below it.

Blizzard.

I’m under a Blizzard Warning. Although the snow has stopped falling, it’s blowing and drifting. It’s -15C (5F) with a wind chill of -27C (-16F). A tough time for songbirds, so I’m liberally scattering seed as well as keeping the bird bath plugged in.

Seal of approval.

The new Squirrel Buster bird feeder received the Downy Woodpecker seal of approval.

Attempted.

An American Goldfinch attempted to share a perch at the feeder with a House Finch. The House Finch didn’t budge, so the goldfinch had to leave and wait its turn.

Tidbit.

First weekend of Project FeederWatch.

A Red-breasted Nuthatch grabs a tidbit, a shelled sunflower seed, from a feeder.