After the Storm

The regulars are swarming the feeders!

The not-so-regulars are making an appearance as well.  When did the starlings come back?  There were at least a dozen fighting over food yesterday.

I am fond of Starlings, as blasphemous as that seems to real birders.  No one can deny that they are fun to watch, anyway!

Some White-throated Sparrows made an appearance, but I didn't get a decent photo.  I REALLY need to wash the windows around here!

This one's a cutie.

This guy and his cohorts are the bane of my back yard.  It's probably against the law to kill them, but if anyone is skilled with a slingshot, come on by!

Northern Flicker, Downy Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow, and more

Saturday, February 27. Less than 1 hour of sunshine between the snowflakes - but what an hour it was! I got tons of good pics, including this Flicker rooting around in the garden.


The Flicker from the back, showing it's distinctive red collar.


I managed to get quite a few great shots of animated Blue Jays in various poses. I really like this curious fellow, who was captured in the moments between snow and sun.


A White-throated Sparrow in the quickly melting snow. You can identify White-throated Sparrows by the yellow color between their eyes and beak.


This is the tan striped variety of White-throated Sparrow. There is a white striped version, as well.


A small female Northern Cardinal finds a sunflower seed beneath the snow.