I felt rather hopeful about spring when I looked out last week and saw the pond only half frozen. It's been covered with ice most of the winter so far!
However, the very next day we got cold temps, more ice, and about an inch of snow. Sigh.
A Blue Jay looking for peanuts on the icy day.
Mrs. Cardinal sitting by a little icy drip as she looks for seeds.
Mr. Cardinal ignoring the snow for some sunflower seeds.
The Downy male wanting to know why I keep putting the suet in this ball. (To try to keep the Starlings and other Blackbirds from eating all of it!)
I see a bit of hopeful black on the Goldfinch's forehead! Maybe he knows something about spring coming that I haven't observed yet.
The Mockingbird
I really like Mockingbirds, even if they do tend to be hoggish at the feeders.
"I HATE WINTER!"
No one can look quite so "mean" as Mr. Mockingbird :-)
The Starling and the Mockingbird are both very aggressive over food. The Starling eventually chased the Mockingbird away. I had to contend with a small flock of mixed blackbirds eating everything during the cold spell. I'll be glad when they go back to the fields and away from my feeders.
According to my Sibley, this is a first summer male Red-winged Blackbird. Rather pretty at this stage.
A mostly full-fledged male Red-winged Blackbird. I see a bit of spotty feathers still on the back.
A cold looking Song Sparrow.
The Carolina Wren
Before the snow fell, I had a White-crowned Sparrow searching for food.
Showing us his head stripes :-)
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Well, I hope I have photos without snow in them soon. This has been a cold winter.
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