I went out to fill the bird feeders first thing this morning. I've been fascinated by watching the birds recently, especially one that I think is a purple finch. But it's hard to get good pictures from the door--even with my 10x optical zoom I'm still a little far away. So this morning I took my camera and stood very still, as close to the feeder as I dared. I had just put the camera up to focus on the feeder when this bird swooped in and landed. And so I got this completely unplanned shot of a hairy woodpecker.
The squirrels will do just about anything to get in the feeders, (as seen here a couple of weeks ago, attacking the food that was meant for the woodpeckers), so I finally put up a feeder just for them. Here's one of my cute, furry little pests this morning on his/her own food station. I can't help but like them, even if others just consider them pests.
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This glorious picture is actually of a red-bellied woodpecker :) Great job, Kris. They've been moving north recently. We've seen them in Maine quite a bit.
My goodness, these are beautiful!!!
Fun photos! I always enjoyed watching the birds and squirrels at my grandmother's feeders; I'm not sure why I've never hung up any in our yard here.
thanks for the pictures - we've been enjoying the birds at our feeder this winter, too, and it's such an unexpectedly great pleasure.
:)
thanks for the pictures - we've been enjoying the birds at our feeder this winter, too, and it's such an unexpectedly great pleasure.
:)
excellent photos!
Oh, how cool! Wonderful shot of the woodpecker! I love the birds as well. Found your blog through Songbird and am adding you to my daily list to visit.
I like your little pests. I have a real soft spot for squirrels.
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