Snowing!

Unexpected snow today…was glued to the window

watching the birds and critters.

The Birds and the First Snow

The first snow of the season and some of the birds who

visited our yard...

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.

Snowy Day and Feeding the Wildlife

We are in the midst of a 2 day snow storm.

We are feeding the birds and whoever is hungry in our yard.

To our surprise this little critter appeared.

I first I spotted him in the bird feeder several days ago

when it was actually sunny outside. 

From a distance I was wondering 

what kind of bird that was, thought maybe a tufted titmouse.

Upon closer inspection I realized it was a mouse.

When a gray squirrel startled it, the mouse jumped down

swiftly ran over tall snow banks and under the porch.

Here is Mr. or Mrs. Mouse this afternoon

in our snowstorm.

Looking Out For the Winter Wildlife

Josie is fascinated and excited

by what she observes outside her windows this winter.

I feel the same way….

We try to make sure the food for the critters doesn't sink

beneath the snow and squash seeds are a special treat.

Some of the Birds in Our Yard

a young fluffy catbird

the beautiful cardinal

the magical hummingbird

Light Snow and Snowy Owl 2nd Painting

The birds left delicate prints in the light snow

this morning.

Was a good day to work on my 2nd Snowy owl painting.

You can see a print of this Snowy owl on the chimney
on my website over here.

How I love them!

First Big Snowstorm

Looking out early this morning to see snow mounds

from overnight. That's the birdbath!

We have to make sure the birds can find their food.

The Birds in the Blizzard

A few of the birds who stopped by 

during the blizzard today were

 the  Carolina wren ...

the starling

the woodpecker

 

the cardinal
 

the chickadee

the sparrow

the bluejay

and some doves!

The Cardinal and the Chickadee

 

Observations at the bird feeder

 on a cold winter day....

Sunday morning

The sun lit up this lovely cardinal this morning

as the junco gathered sunflower seeds...

Friend or Foe

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!