House Finches
The weather exerted such force today it was hard to sit still, although I think without the help of a pot of coffee I might have given in to a long nap just in hope everything would be back to normal when I woke up.
Male Northern Cardinal, through the window
Part of what kept me going was hoping my male cardinal would give me a picture in the snow, not that he ever has. So after I filled the feeders I hung out with the House Finches and Dark-Eyed Juncos for a while, and the Fox Squirrel too, until I could stay outside no longer.
House Finches at the feeder
Dark-Eyed Junco
Fox Squirrel
Later I went upstairs to get more winter work clothes (yes, it’s January and I’ve been in denial this long) and decided to look out the back to see if there were any birds other than those I had already calculated–only to find the snow falling steadily and squalling miserably.
Yard view from the attic
As the available light deteriorated even further I finally settled down to the task of going through my pictures from the East Africa trip. As of today I have gone through only three days worth of photos from a trip that lasted three weeks! And I thought I’d be done by now!
One more through the porch windows
But I must say after looking at enough birds like these Bee-Eaters, I wanted to stay with the photos, not face the reality of trudging off to the train in the snow and cold tomorrow morning.
Cinnamon-Chested Bee-Eater
Click on any of the photos for a better view..
Little Bee-Eater with bug
Hope to return soon with more photos and less snow! …Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year Lisa! Snow always adds a beautiful touch to bird captures, cardinals are the best for sure. What a gorgeous Cinnamon-Chested Bee-Eater, first I’ve ever seen. And a shout-out for the fox squirrel, that shot has everything, color, lines and an adorable star. It’s as if he’s saying, “Moi?” 🙂
Thanks so much Donna. Although I can’t stand the Gray Squirrels that terrorize my feeders I adore the Fox Squirrel because he’s relatively clueless, non-scheming and stays on the ground for the most part. Believe it or not, I was trying to feed him some peanuts and he just didn’t get it with all the snow! 🙂
That last photo is fantastic! Very eager to see more from your trip.
Thanks. I’ll keep working on it!
So beautiful :)!!
Thank you!!
The Africa pictures sure make you feel a lot warmer than the feeder photos! The fox squirrel does look particularly photogenic 🙂
Thanks for your comment! Yeah, once I let myself go back to Africa in the pictures it was pretty hard to come back to the present reality.
I hope you get some relief from the snow soon.
Thanks. I battled it last night to dig out the car. We have arctic cold to deal with so it’s not going to melt soon…