It’s been interesting to see the Pine Siskins this winter as we have seen the most we have ever seen before. They usually come in a big flock of 20 or so. They remind us of chickens when they are crowded on to our window feeder. We aren’t seeing as many now, so we don’t […]
Category: Birds
Birds In Our Backyard – Brown Creeper
Birds In Our Backyard – Goldfinches
Birds In Our Backyard – Pine Siskins
Birds In Our Backyard – Purple Finches
Seven Swans A-Swimming …
Birds In Our Backyard – Partridge
Birds In Our Backyard – American Goldfinch
We are seeing some American Goldfinches at our bird feeders. They have their winter plumage, which is not as bright as in the summer. In the summer the males are quite bright yellow, but in the winter they are similar in colour to the females. Goldfinches eat seeds from weeds, shrubs, trees, and especially like […]
Birds In Our Backyard – Dark-eyed Juncos
American Robins
I normally don’t pay a lot of attention to the robins that we see around here, so haven’t taken too many photos of them. However, this fall they were in our burning bush eating the berries. This provided some interesting opportunities for taking their pictures. Robins are common in our area, and in almost all […]