A House Finch visits a sunflower feeder.
Although the weather is good, and Project FeederWatch starts about a month from now, I want to ensure that the songbirds know they can count on an at least a partial meal here.

This pair of wary Canada Goose allowed me to slowly approach within less than 10 meters.
I did not expect to see a Common Grackle visit the suet feeder. It did a good job of balancing on it while dining.
A Downy Woodpecker looks for a tidbit at the shelled sunflower feeder.
Tracking the Turkey Vultures on as they wheeled and soared on this windy day was difficult. I was fortunate to capture this image.
Heralding the arrival of a new day, the approach of autumn, and the approach of migration, a flock of Canada Geese flies across my field of view.
A Northern Cardinal hunts for tidbits.
As one Turkey Vulture glides overhead, another banks vertically.
What was going on? Aggression? Play? Collision avoidance? For the hell of it? Impossible for me to say; my attention was on the viewfinder. More importantly I’m not a Turkey Vulture.
The first major flight of Turkey Vultures is a most welcome sign that spring is here.
Despite a day of freezing rain, sleet, and rain, four bathing Pine Siskins are joined by an American Goldfinch.