It has been a cold and very dry January. Open water has been a scarce resource for the songbirds that we feed. The heated bird bath failed. I bought and put out a new one, and the American Goldfinches found it within fifteen minutes.
Found it.
Tag: feeding songbirds
Handsome.
I feed songbirds year round, though less diligently from late spring through autumn.
This handsome House Sparrow visited yesterday for some sunflower seed.
Peaceably
An American Goldfinch and a Pine Siskin peaceably share drinking from the bird bath.
Paused.
This House Finch paused while eating.
Picks.
A Red-breasted Nuthatch picks a seed from a feeder.
Visits.
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.
Searches.
A Blue Jay searches for tidbits under a hanging sunflower seed feeder .
Chickadee.
Although I am in chickadee country, I have not regularly seen chickadees at my feeders for almost ten years. Why, is a mystery. So I was very pleased to see this fellow and one other during the past two days. Their antics are so pleasing and amusing, I do hope they hang around!
And now you don’t
It flew away an instant before I tripped the shutter for this image. The female House Finch remained.
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