Handsome.

I feed songbirds year round, though less diligently from late spring through autumn.

This handsome House Sparrow visited yesterday for some sunflower seed.

Display.

The (presumably male) Dark-eyed Junco appeared to display to a female.

Soars.

Primary feathers extended, right wing and head highlighted by the early evening sun, a Turkey Vulture effortlessly soars.

Surveys.

A House Sparrow surveys its surroundings.

Snatches.

A Red-breasted Nuthatch snatches a sunflower seed.

Peaceably

An American Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin peaceably share drinking from the bird bath.

Paused.

This House Finch paused while eating.

Flits.

A Pine Siskin flits away from the heated bird bath/watering trough.

I hope that you, my dear reader, are safe and healthy. I wish you a belated Merry Christmas. Thank you very much for making time out of your life to visit.

Amusing.

Chickadees are such amusing little sprites. I had not seen them at my feeders for years, and am very pleased that a pair has seen fit to visit.

First.

Today was the first day I have seen an Evening Grosbeak. In addition to these two at one of my sunflower feeders and a House Finch that tried to move in, nine more Grosbeaks foraged elsewhere.