Tuesday, January 23, 2018

For the Birds

The rain was endless today. Only the birds seemed to not mind the weather. (The photos are a bit fuzzy, taken through windows that have been rain splattered.) 

From morning till dusk they have stationed themselves in the vicinity of the feeders outside our windows. 

Dark-eyed Juncos flitted everywhere. Usually ground birds, they have taken to the sunflower chips and the peanut suet in the feeders. I think we're making them lazy, as it is so much easier than scratching in the leaf litter on the ground, although they still do that too. 
They fill the maple tree, waiting for their turn. 
Others come too, like the lovely little Townsend's Warbler. 

And today, the rosy colored House Finches. 

The little Bewick's wrens are frequent visitors and usually nest nearby. 

Chickadees, black-capped and chestnut-backed, take turns with the Juncos, but they grab one beak-full and are off, hard to capture in a photo on a dark day. 


Flocks of tiny bush tits arrived late in the day. By 3:00 very little light was left to capture them in the dimness of the day. 


And yet they all still came flitting and flocking to the feeders. At least it was easy to for them get a drink today. And they supplied me with entertainment. 

13 comments:

  1. You have a nice variety of feathered friends to watch and enjoy.

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  2. We didn’t have that kind of rain today. Wonder if your weather was effected by the Alaska earthquake?

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  3. birds are fascinating to watch especially in the rain. we had a whole tree full of robins recently, but i had no camera along.

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  4. Sometimes nasty weather will bring lots of visitors.

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  5. I enjoy bird watching and I liked seeing the different visitors to your feeders today! Our resident Bewick's Wrens are so wary. I've had short sightings but never long enough to get a photo!

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  6. Fun to see your bird photos, it looks wet there:)

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  7. Wow, you have Townsend's Warbler as a feeder bird. I have only seen this species once or maybe twice. I don't get into your neck of the woods very often. Wonderful.

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  8. Wonderful bird pictures. I love the junco in your new header, too. And yes, it was wet all day here, too. It can stop anytime now. :-)

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  9. Your posts make me feel like I'm there with you. The birds do bring joy to those long rainy days. You have quite a variety of small birds. I've never seen the Townsend's Warbler before. It is a pretty little bird, and I love the House Finch. We see those occasionally.

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  10. Watching birds on a rainy day is good entertainment indeed! Thanks for sharing pictures of your peeps!

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  11. Now you have made me feel badly. I usually feed but only when snow is on the ground or frozen. So far this year, there hasn't been a need. I miss the little buggers but enjoyed seeing yours.

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  12. Many of your birds are the same as ours...I am surprised. They sure make the winter pass faster.

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  13. You got some great shots of the birds! They are fun to watch. When will this rain be finished? I'm listening to it strike the windows right now as I write.

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