Puchinpappy's photos

Here is the same young finch I just posted. Taken through a window that the birds love to mess up while eating. Notice its baby feathers still stuck on its head.

This fledgling House Finch, notice the baby feathers on its head and breast, has been flying around this feeder for a couple of days now trying his best to land properly. It gets confused by the window but is slowly figuring it out. Its father was showing him where the free meals are. We put the feeder on the window, as well as other deterrents, to keep the birds, especially the young ones, from smashing into it. We get to enjoy them close up and they don't get injured. Win-win.

These birds live at the pond near our home but that does not stop them from making several sorties daily to our feeders.

This Red-necked Grebe has folded itself up for a nap in the evening.

This male House Finch is not hiding very well dressed in red.

Female Red-winged Blackbird alighting in my backyard.

This Hairy Woodpecker is getting a greasy beak at the suet feeder in our backyard.

The flakes of snow were huge just before I recorded this Spring snowfall in our backyard.

Saturday Self-challenge: A construction site. There has been extensive work at a sinkhole for a long time at a major intersection in my city.

Saturday Self-challenge: House plant. This geranium is indoors looking out the window and longing to be outdoors. It is too early to put it out yet, we have to wait another couple of weeks until the danger of frost is gone.

The Goldeneye pair on Pigeon Lake, Alberta, Canada. The ice on the lake is holding on but will be gone soon.

A glass of Water Diffracting Light

Only meters away there is still ice on the lake but this Goldeneye is enjoying his swim.

Saturday Self Challenge: Doors Every door in the city where I live is boring and functional. We love every door in Europe because they are interesting. For this reason, and for this challenge, I am sharing a picture of my garage door in the most prosaic style possible, including the dent in the lower panel. Enjoy.

From a tree in our garden.

My feathered backyard friends give me great joy, day after day. This male House Finch is in his full mating season bright red.

Macro Monday: Pots and pans The underside of a cast iron pan.