Frosty Birds

 

 

 

 

 Howdy effuryone! Welcome to Nature Friday, where we can meet some new friends and share a picture or two of what nature looks like in your corner of Blogville.  This week was another chilly one around  the US and Canada. It  looks like those across the pond are also getting some chilly temperatures and in some cases, even some snow!  

 

This week we are going to show you some of  the feathered friends  that have been stopping by during this frosty Winter,

 

 With the temps getting colder than cold, Mama is making sure there is always  food for the birds and the fountain is flowing and free of ice so the birds have some place to get a drink of water!

 This Northern Flicker loves to sit on the fountain and enjoy the crisp cool water!

 

 Mama loves his red cheeks and we really like his speckled body!

 

 This Scrub Jay likes to sit on the tippy top of the tree and sing at the top of his lungs all morning long.

 

 

We think he can get a little annoying, but Mama enjoys his chirps and squeaks.

 

 

These House Finches enjoy the food we leave him and visits us all year long both at the feeders and the water fountain.

 

 

 We understand why the birdies like the backyard but we've tasted their bird seed and aren't sure why they like to eat so much of it!  

 

Anyway, we digress, back to the birdies.

 

 

 

 Mama says she still isn't sure what kind of bird this is.

 

She is leaning toward a female or juvenile Red Wing Blackbird...can you see the little bit of red on her(or his) wing?

 

 

 

 At our house, a visit from the US Red Breasted Robin doesn't really mean Spring is near, it means Winter has arrived. We don't see these guys in the heat of the Summer, they usually show up in the late Fall and  stay until early Spring.

 

 We'll wrapped things up with this cute little Goldfinch on the fountain. Mama gives them a bunch of thistle seed and a few suet blocks. Believe it or not, they all take daily baths, even when the temps fall below freezing!

BRRRRRR!

 

 

 We hoped you enjoyed a look at some of our Winter birdies. 

Thanks for stopping by, and make sure to visit next Friday for 

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