The cold weather residents are beginning to make more frequent appearances at the feeders. Llast night was very wet and it wouldn’t have taken much for the rain to turn to snow so although today has been dry and reasonably bright it is still quite cold and the birds need to fuel up.
Today we had one of the still-too-young-to-manage-alone late litter Northern Cardinals with mum along to point out the seeds as well as some of the early arrival (Slate coloured) Dark-eyed Juncos, Mourning Doves, a couple of Blue Jays, BC Chickadees, Grackles and House Sparrows. On a neighbourhood walk after lunch we spotted a late Song Sparrow and were pleased to be buzzed by a Cooper’s Hawk zooming low over the road and into some trees.
Mother NOCA and her tardy youngster
Dark-eyed Junco
Male House Sparrow
(for some coments on the gardening and the garden at this time of year check the posts in the gardening category – link in the sidebar)
