Since the weather has turned colder, our backyard bird feeder has been packed. They eat the sunflower seed faster than I can put it out. This morning I caught a Flicker and two Black capped Chickadees feasting on the seed.

This is one of my favorites! I took this shot on the TV setting so the wings aren't as blurred.

From scarlet to powdered gold,
to blazing yellow,
to the rare
ashen emerald,
to the orange and black velvet
of your shimmering corselet,
out to the tip
that like
an amber thorn
begins you,
small, superlative being,
you are a miracle,
and you blaze

From “Ode to the Hummingbird”

“Jewelled coryphee With quivering wings like shielding gauze outspread.”
Ednah Proctor Clarke (Hayes) Quotes

Source: Humming-Bird

The hummingbirds are getting ready to migrate. This little guy visits our feeder frequently, fattening up for the long journey. Sometimes he chases other hummingbirds away so he can have the feeder all to himself.

Squirrel!!!

Yesterday, after our Thanksgiving meal at my sister's house, I
went outside and took some pictures of the little squirrel that
frequents her bird feeders :0)

Hummingbird Don't Fly Away, Fly Away!

Check out this link for interesting Hummingbird facts:
http://howtoenjoyhummingbirds.com/


Check out his tongue in this picture :0)

After having our Hummingbird feeder up for several weeks
we finally had one visit over the weekend.


Perched in our Yoshino cherry tree.


And on our clothesline. Such cute little birds!!

I love the look the Cardinal is giving the little Pine Siskin :0)

Flash of Red

The blur on the left is a male cardinal.

Bird Feeder Fun Part Deaux

Don't even think about landing on this perch!


Yeah, I'm bad!


I'm gonna tell you again, don't even think about landing on this
perch!

Feeding Frenzy

Yesterday morning our tube feeder was filled with all these
pretty, little birds with streaks of yellow on their wings. I had
never seen them before so I looked them up in one of my bird
books. It turns out that they are Pine Siskins. They're a part
of the finch family and often feed with flocks of goldfinches.
They're feisty little things. It was funny watching them
fighting for a spot on the feeder.


Lone goldfinch waiting for his turn on the feeder. I love the little
Siskin on the left. He looks like he's floating in mid-air :0)

Mr. and Mrs Tree Swallow and friends :0)

The Tufted Titmouse is one of many species of birds that have
been visiting our bird feeder. They love the safflower seed. We
had a problem with blackbirds and grackles chowing on our
sunflower seed and running the other birds off. I had heard that
if you put safflower seed in your feeders, they avoid it. So far it's
worked like a charm. Squirrels hate safflower seeds as well.

Mr. Redbird

Chickadee enjoying some safflower seed yesterday afternoon :0)

"Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she
may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly
with them to heaven." ~ Francis Beaumont

Bird Feeder Fun

Finch Fun :0)

I love taking photos of birds in flight. You just never know what
you're going to capture them doing. Not sure what these two
finches were up to :0)