Recent Birds at my Feeder

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

Will it ever stop snowing?

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.

 More photos from Canadian Hill Farm can be found on my website.

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

 

 

Last of the Winter Birds

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

 

Birds seen the last week at my Feeders

Dark-eyed Junco

White-breasted Nuthatch

House Sparrow

Red-breasted Woodpecker

Black-capped Chickadee

Birds on a Sunny Day

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 in a Snowstorm

More birds feeding during a snowstorm.

Blue Jay

Dark-eyed Junco

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Northern Cardinal

Hairy Woodpecker

Common Redpoll

American Goldfinch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birds in a Snowfall

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

 

Birds at my Feeder

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

Snow Day

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

Bird of Winter

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