I’ve had a variety of birds at my feeder. I was particularly happy to see a Pileated Woodpecker several times last week.
Pileated Woodpecker
White-breasted Nuthatch
Downy Woodpeckers
Dark-eyed Junco
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
American Goldfinch
When we left for our road trip to the southwest we thought we were done with winter. I even thought of taking the snowblower off of the tractor but didn’t have time. Lucky I didn’t. It snowed at least four times while we were gone and last weekend we had a blizzard that lasted from Friday evening until Monday morning. Nothing to do but photograph the birds.
Given the weather I was a little surprised when a Song Sparrow turned up at the suet feeder.
Song Sparrow
The wind was blowing about 40 mph and I had problems photographing the goldfinch because the feeder was swinging back and forth. The sparrow was leaning into the wind.
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
The Northern Cardinals were around in large numbers. The second photo shows one with a bad case of Mange. She was around most of the weekend.
Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal
The Red-breasted Woodpecker was a frequent visitor.
Red-breasted Woodpecker
For some reason I find the female House Sparrow much more photogenic than the male.
House Sparrow
There were a large number of House Finches at the feeder early in the morning before the storm arrived but only one lone female turned up during the storm.
House Finch
Woodpeckers were around the feeder most of the weekend.
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-breasted Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
The most frequent visitors to the feeders were the Dark-eyed Juncos and Black-capped Chickadees. The day before the storm there were hardly any birds at my feeders but they returned in large numbers once the storm started.
Black-capped Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
I’ve wrapped up my winter bird photography. These are a few of my last shots.
Blue Jay
Hairy Woodpecker
House Sparrow
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Red-breasted Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Pileated Woodpecker
Dark-eyed Junco
American Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Sparrow
Red-breasted Woodpecker
Black-capped Chickadee
No snow storms recently so I’ve had to photograph birds on bright sunny days.
Northern Cardinal
Black-capped Chickadee
Dark-eyed Junco
Downy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
More birds feeding during a snowstorm.
Blue Jay
Dark-eyed Junco
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Cardinal
Hairy Woodpecker
Common Redpoll
American Goldfinch
We had, what has turned out to be, a rare snowfall earlier in the week. Unfortunately I was out getting a Measles shot because of some nut cases refuse to get their kids vaccinated. As a result I missed most of what was a beautiful snowfall consisting of large flakes drifting out of the sky. This brought the birds out in full force.
Northern Cardinal
House Sparrows
Dark-eyed Junco
The past several days there have been a variety of birds at my feeders. For the most part they are the usual suspects. The Pine Siskin’s are a bit rare for my feeders.
Pine Siskin
Downy Woodpecker
Dark-eyed Junco
House Sparrow
Hairy Woodpecker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
We recently had a nice snowy day. Nothing I love better on a snowy day than to photograph birds at my feeder.
Dark-eyed Junco
Blue Jay
Black-capped Chickadee
The Dark eyed Junco is the only bird that shows up on the farm for the winter. It moves from Northern Wisconsin down to our area in the fall and spend the winter. This year they turned up the first week in November. In the spring they all leave for the north.
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco
