IT'S BEEN SNOWING. Nothing serious... but the world is white as I peek outside this morning. Birds are very active out in the garden these days. Mostly Redpolls at the momemnt.
I heard the whistle first, then saw our Mr. Northern Flicker sitting in the Hawthorne. If he didn't repeat his antic from yesterday, when he tried his hand (or should I say feet) at hanging off one of the small feeders. He looked so funny.
The proportion seemed so odd -- a large bird trying to perch on a feeder meant for tiny finches. I 'told' him that he should go and sit on the larger feeder with the big tray -- he'd be much more comfortable there instead of hanging up-side-down like a woodpecker.
But then after reading up about him, I realized he is a woodpecker.... smile...so no wonder he was fine with the posture.
Alas, you'll have to imagine the up-side-down bit -- I didn't want to disturb the fella by casting a shadow across the window to fetch the camera... sometimes he's persnickety about movement. This is a photo I took of him earlier in the winter.
On that note.... I'm wishing you your own glimpses...and flickers... of beauty and wonder this Friday.
Hugs,
On that note.... I'm wishing you your own glimpses...and flickers... of beauty and wonder this Friday.
Hugs,
Thanks for this reminder to look for the flickers of beauty in each day. They are there, but sometimes I neglect to be attentive and miss them.
ReplyDeleteIt's raining hard here, I think I'd prefer a bit of snow. But instead I'll cozy up and enjoy the rain.
birds are fun to watch...you might want to take off your word recognition-go to settings/comments then unclick word recognition but leave on no anonymous comments as spammers like to get in there. thanks-
ReplyDeleteHe's so colorful. Little flickers are beauty keep us going. :) Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteI'm still trying to coax the birds to eat out of the feeders. Being the new one on the block, it might take awhile before I see a Flicker.
ReplyDeleteWe don't see birds such as these. And we don't feed them because of the many cats, crows, and squirrels, but I'd love to. My parents always did and it was fun to watch the birds.
ReplyDeleteHe is quite a handsome fellow hanging upside down like that.
What a beautiful bird, and not one we see over here.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful bird. sandie
ReplyDeleteIt's always lovely to hear and see birds around the garden. I guess they are easier to see and hear when there's some snow. It never snows where we live.
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