Through the Window

Saw the first robin of the year today in our yard.

After the snowstorm of yesterday

we had a flurry of birds at the feeders.

Among them was the tufted titmouse.

The nuthatch stopped by...

along with the downy woodpecker.

There were many others including

the cardinals, chickadees, white throated sparrow,

blue jays, doves and red-bellied woodpecker.

I was wondering if our resident little red squirrel

would be able to navigate through the snow

for it was very fluffy and I thought it would sink.

Just as I was thinking that little red appeared in a

hole in the snow!

Was so happy to see him or her.

Winter Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice

Our resident little red squirrel enjoying berries

Way up in the crabapple tree a bluebird stopped by...

The cardinals brighten the scene.

What we are missing on this day is snow.

The temperatures are very mild for this time of year.

Peace

and love

and the beauty and lovely surprises in nature

on our walks around the village we collected chestnuts

to share with squirrels and chipmunks in our yard

and this little red squirrel 

discovered them.

Now they are all gone.

Snowy Day

A darling young red squirrel is visiting today

finding the sunflower seeds scattered in the snow.

 

 

Brody and my first cat!

Saturday Morning of the Blizzard

Wow, we got more that 2 feet of snow, hard to tell from

the windows.

I looked out over the desolate wind blown yard to see little red

working his way over to the bird feeders.

Made it!

Hanging on!

Has company next door!

Where are the birds?

The Critters

One of our many resident squirrels was enjoying
the delectable crabapples yesterday morning...


along with the finch

while the little adorable red squirrel
waited for an opening at the bird feeder...

as the more finches and chickadees dined in a circle.

The Wildlife Around Me Today

Chippy has appeared from hibernation early!

Soaring over near the beach
the light caught the wings of this
magnificent hawk.

Over at our bird feeder we put out
some clementines and I seem to
have captured a chickadee in flight!


Oh, and yesterday this red squirrel was hitching
a ride on a turtle!

Have you noticed any interesting things
in nature?

Snowing Again

This morning the snow brought this little red squirrel
to our bird feeder...



Some birds had to wait for their turn



except for the junco who gathered the fallen
sunflower seeds from the fluffy snow!

A Snowy Day for the Birds

To think this is just the 2nd snow fall since October...


As the wet snow fell,
the robins flocked to the bushes with berries...

Saw a brief and rare appearance of the red squirrel...
he is so fast, in a blink of an eye he was gone.

Sharing a Moment

The Great Egret and the muskrat share a time
and place together...



as does the little red squirrel
and the large gray squirrel.

Upsidedown

How to eat upsidedown!

The Cutest Red Squirrel

...a very adorable red squirrel
balanced on top of the Indian corn that D grew
enjoying the colorful kernels!

Some of Yesterday's Visitors

On such a cold winter day, the yard was alive
with wildlife.

The Red Squirrel and the Chickadee

This is the first day I have seen the red squirrel
up close at our bird feeders. This little squirrel
is so fast and luckily he or she didn't see me
hiding behind my camera in the window.

What a treat to see the chickadee pausing
or posing with the red squirrel long just
enough for me to take a photo!

The Chickadee and the Red Squirrel

This little chickadee was waiting for
the bird feeder to be filled this afternoon.

I startled the red squirrel when I walked out of
the studio and we just paused to study each other
briefly.

Good News from We Three Cats

We've been following the story of Mr. Griffiths,
the wonderful neighbor of 'we three ginger cats'
from Wales. He has been in the hospital and the
latest news is that he will be coming home soon
and we know how much his cat, Nadilog, must
miss him. My cats, Ellie May, Polly and Brody,
along with the red squirrel who lives
in our yard are all hoping for a reunion for
the two of them very soon!
Sending best wishes across the sea!

Adorable Red Squirrel

This morning we observed this
young red squirrel who lives in our
yard. We have left apples, pears and
assorted nuts for her and her sister. She
seems to really love pears!

We're hoping they can store enough food to
carry them through the winter. D is considering
building them a house.

You can read more about how they came
to live here and their 2nd day of exploration.

Meanwhile, another observer
appeared a bit concerned.

Brody is one of our house cats and
keeps an eye on things from the
porch and windows.