Things with wings
Things with wings mostly fly, but not everything. So there are some stone angels, and as well caterpillars and their eggs (which only notionally have wings). I've left out some stages, with people performing, though I know stages have wings, too. And some extended buildings.
You know: it could get kind of meaningless, hey?
You know: it could get kind of meaningless, hey?
Bachelor goldfinch
|
|
Well, I've no idea if this fellow is a bachelor, but he's been hanging around our feeder in the company of no one else except perhaps a couple each of juncos and pine siskins, even eating off the ground in their company. We haven't seen many goldfinches for a few weeks, so this guy stands out as a loner.
American goldfinch waiting to get at the seed feed…
|
|
While I was cooking supper, there was a little group of this goldfinch, a
pine siskin, and a chickadee feeding outside the kitchen window.
Evening grosbeak
|
|
This fellow has been spending all his time the past week with a bunch of
pine siskins and goldfinches.
Purple finch in full regalia
|
|
|
This afternoon there is a bit of snow blowing around and an extra large
contingent of goldfinches and pine siskins has arrived at our feeder. I
hadn't seen a male purple finch in a couple of weeks, but among the other
finches was this one.
Huh-huh huh heh-huh. Huh-huh huh heh-huh. It's the…
|
|
Are you singing yet?
Huh-huh huh heh-huh. Huh-huh huh heh-huh. It's the downy woodpecker's turn
....
Rainy morning, northern flicker
|
|
|
This morning, when I looked out the window in the rain, I saw this very
wet-looking flicker sitting there. Every few minutes she'd shake like a
wet dog, trying to get her feathers dry. I guess she spent the night
somewhere it wasn't as dry as she'd have liked.
A pair of flickers and a jay
|
|
It's not often I get to see two Northern flickers together at our feeder,
plus a blue jay for good measure. The flicker nearest me is a female; I
*think* the other is a male but I was too busy taking this picture through
the sunlit window to notice. The sunlit glass reduced the contrast
substantially and I think I uglified it by increasing local contrast. But
there you go: you play the cards you're dealt.
As soon as I stept closer to the window, the birds saw me and off all three
went. As they say, there's only one shot at a shelllbird.
Evening grosbeak hanging around
|
|
The past week or two, we've had waves of Evening grosbeaks coming through
our yard to fill up at our feeders. Occasionally one will hang around
after the rest leave, seemingly waiting for them to come back. This one
stayed for a couple of hours today and, when the others returned, she
rejoined them on their way.
Starlings arguing over the suet
|
|
We had our first snowfall overnight; we -- and the birds -- woke up to
about a foot of snow. Officially it was only 25 cm, I think, but we had
about 45 cm in our back yard. And we had lots of birds. Only two
starlings arrived and they were polite enough with each other, until it
came to getting at the suet.
Three birds at the feeder
|
|
That title makes me want to burst into song. "Three birds at the feeder.
Which bird will the sharpie want?"
I'm culturally stuck in the 1950s.
Sharpie's visit
|
|
|
I was just finishing up lunch when, looking through the dining room window,
I saw a single goldfinch at the feeder. He was absolutely still, leaned
away from the feeder, looking like he was watching. Then he made a quick
dart into a bush below and he was being chased by this sharp-shinned
hawk. The hawk missed his prey and went to this perch for a minute
before moving on. It was long enough for me to get a shot.
The purple finch with the colour
|
|
|
There's been a flock of several dozen, perhaps a hundred or more,
goldfinches at our feeder for a few days. Among them has been a scattering
of, no more than a half dozen, purple finches. But only one of the purples
seems to be a male, or at least only one is a male old enough to look as
rosy as this guy. Today he's been a little less shy and I got a couple of
pictures of him.
For some reason, he's not too taken by the feeder seed, but he sure likes
the waxball berries.
Three crows in the fog
Male and female, I think.
|
|
We've had a large flock of (several hundred) Evening grosbeaks around our
feeder for a couple of days and I'm getting pretty close to them. since
they are just the other side of the window. :) On the left is a male. On
the right is, I think, a female, though it could be an immature male.
Among the hundreds of visitors this morning
|
|
One of the best-dressed Evening grosbeaks hanging around our back door, or
rather hanging around the feed we have put out for them.
American goldfinch arse-foremost
My Christmas parrot
|
|
The first time I saw an Evening grosbeak, it was Christmas Day nearly
twenty years ago and my wife and I had just moved into the house we still
live in. I couldn't get over how big and brightly coloured these
fat-beaked birds were. I didn't know what to call them, so I called them
Christmas parrots until I figured out their real name.
They have not been common in our neighbourhood the past ten years or so,
but they showed up here today.
A crow on my rail yesterday
|
|
One of the neighbourhood crows is more and more willing to get close to
me. With this lens, I was about six feet from him.
Jump to top
RSS feed- Latest items - Subscribe to the latest items added to this album
- ipernity © 2007-2024
- Help & Contact
|
Club news
|
About ipernity
|
History |
ipernity Club & Prices |
Guide of good conduct
Donate | Group guidelines | Privacy policy | Terms of use | Statutes | In memoria -
Facebook
Twitter