Female Red-bellied Woodpecker - Front View - May 15, 2021
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker - Bright Eyed - May 15, 2021
Female Red-bellied Woodpecker at Feeder Log - May 15, 2021 She stops eating every 10-15 seconds to make sure the local hawk is not around. Our Blue Jays sound the alarm if there is one approaching.
Female Towhee Ground Feeding - April 27, 2021 Hopping around under the bushes.
Female Towhee Among the Dandelions - April 27, 2021 It was very nice of her to wander into this patch of dandelions!
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker Licking Suet - March 7, 2021 He tastes the peanut butter suit with his tongue before grabbing chucks with his beak.
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker on Tree Trunk - March 7, 2021 I hung up a length of a rotting pine tree trunk and smear peanut butter suet on it every morning. All the woodpeckers and many other species love it.
Male Red-bellied Woodpecker with Peanut - March 7, 2021 He posed nicely in the arch of the feeder as he grabbed a peanut.
Tree Sparrow Front View - January 30, 2021
Tree Sparrow in Snowy Holly Bush - January 30, 2021 Getting a few inches of snow every day. I toss seed in the snow clumps on the holly bushes to attract the Tree Sparrows.
Tree Sparrow on Holly Perch - January 30, 2021
Chickadee at Heated Birdbath - December 20, 2020
Chickadee Looking for Seeds - November 17, 2020
Chickadee Getting a Drink - November 17, 2020
Chickadee with Safflower Seed - November 17, 2020
Tufted Titmouse in Winterberry Bush - November 17, 2020 We have a pair of these cute little beauties here over the winter. They frequently call, presumably to communicate to each other where they are.
Tufted Titmouse with Safflower Seed - November 17, 2020 One of their favorite seeds.
Starling - Too Many Choices - November 5, 2020 This adult Starling in winter plumage is trying to decide which winterberry to grab first.
Starling - Winterberry Down the Hatch - November 5, 2020
Starling - Flipping Winterberry with Tongue - November 5, 2020
Starling - Ready to Swallow Winterberry - November 5, 2020
Starling Grabs Winterberry - November 5, 2020
Immature Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker with Winterberry - Dec 20, 2020 She has her pick of thousands on our four bushes.
Immature Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Dec 20, 2020 She spent a lot of time deciding which one to grab.
Immature Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Dec 20, 2020 Once she grabbed a berry, she always flew to the suit log, jammed it in a crack, and then pecked away at it. Notice the little red spot inside the hole.
Immature Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Dec 20, 2020 Eyeing another berry that has been knocked down to the ground.
Immature Female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Dec 20, 2020 This immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker showed up after our 40 inch snow storm. She has been eating winterberries to stay warm.
Carolina Wren Looking for Seed - December 16, 2020
Carolina Wren During Snow Storm - December 16, 2020 We've never had a Carolina Wren in our yard before. This one showed up as our 40 inch snow storm was just starting.
Carolina Wren Finding Sunflower Chips - December 16, 2020
Female Cardinal with Blowing Crest #2 - December 16, 2020 The blowing snow shifted to directly behind her crest.
Elegant Looking Female Cardinal - December 16, 2020 Meanwhile our second female Cardinal was looking very elegant in the blowing snow.