During an exceptionally lengthy spell of chilly, cloudy, drizzly March-like weather in early May, continuing to feed the birds provides a welcome and cheerful spot of physical, emotional, psychological colour.
Cheerful . . . colour.
Tag: bird
Trying to help.
Trying to help the songbirds get through a (what I hope is the last) late winter snowfall by generously scattering seed.
Tolerated.
Lengthening daylight hours and somewhat warmer temperatures have brought waterfowl back to the spray field at my workplace. Nesting behaviour hasn’t quite yet begun.
This Mute Swan, which species can be quite aggressive, tolerated me being about ten meters away. I moved on after taking this photo.
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.
Finches at the feeder.
Perches.
An American Goldfinch perches on the shepherd’s crook which supports two bird feeders below it.
Tidbit.
First weekend of Project FeederWatch.
A Red-breasted Nuthatch grabs a tidbit, a shelled sunflower seed, from a feeder.
A treat for the eyes and spirit.
Watching Turkey Vultures soaring overhead is always a treat for the eyes and the spirit.
In formation.
Turkey Vultures are on the move; fall migration seems to be underway. These three are in a line astern formation above a night roost. Could not get a good focus on them despite numerous tries. My technique needs work.
Such graceful birds; I love watching them.
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