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Especially for bird lovers…

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Even bluebirds can have bad hair days (especially when it is raining).

My “Pics” for the Week…January 1-7, 2017

All the “Pics” for this week are birds (except for two squirrels that sneaked in when I wasn’t looking) 😃.  All pics were taken in my “Backyard Bird Buffet.” The first week in January has been very cold (currently 12 degrees) and more cloudy and wet than sunny, which explains why all the pics were shot through my kitchen window.  Some birds were chosen because they are favorites of mine; others because they are new or infrequent visitors; and still others, just because they make me smile, and smiling is always good. So here are my “pics” for the week, the pictures I especially like. I hope you like them too.

New or infrequent visitors

This hawk is visiting more than I would like!
Rain-soaked bluebirds (Love the face of the little girl on the right)
Bluebird in charge!

The red-bellied woodpeckers haven’t been around much so far this winter, but I have high hopes they will appear more often. The same can be said for the Eastern bluebirds, which first appeared near the end of December, but haven’t visited in the last few days. I’m missing them!

These are among my favorite visitors.

Downy woodpecker (male)
Whitebreasted nuthatch
Northern cardinal (female)
A hungry bluejay
A happy bluejay
Red-bellied woodpecker
Northern cardinal (male)
A determined downy woodpecker
Goldfinch in winter garb

Here are the birds that made me smile this week

Some birds make me smile by the way they pose or by the expression on their faces (beaks), and others by the way they interact with other birds or utilize an ornament in the buffet.

Downy woodpecker (male)
Two downy woodpeckers sharing the suet
A junco (snowbird) resting on the “rabbit”
A determined downy woodpecker
Face-to-face confrontation
Rain-soaked bluebirds (Love the face of the little girl on the right)
Bluebird in charge!

Finally…

I can’t forget the squirrels. They are a permanent part of the Backyard Buffet, and they eat more than their share of the birdseed. Some people love squirrels, others not so much, but I have fun watching their antics as they race around the yard. I wish I had that much energy!

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There you have it…my “pics” for the first week of January. If you have a favorite, I would love to know what it is.

Thanks for visiting today. See you tomorrow on Cellpic Sunday.
Trail Walker

8 Replies to “Especially for bird lovers…”

  1. I’m not a bird lover Have little opportunity to be, but I am a lover of your bird pictures. I can’t imagine a home that has that many beautiful birds to hang around. Perhaps I could try food!

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