I've been doing my At the Feeders and in the Trees series for a few years, my love for birds continues, so my series lives on into 2022. My blog began in 2011 with tablescapes and vignettes. Then in 2012, while continuing my tablescape posts, I started to branch out and began posting about birds.
This week, my feeders have been very busy with lots of birds visiting. Keeping my feeders filled is a must this time of year as food sources become scarce for them.
The Northern Cardinal is so stunning against the white snowflakes.
In additional to his brilliant red color, he has a distinguished black mask and large red bill.
It is always exciting to see the male and the female together. Did you know the male often feeds the female during courtship? This isn't happening right now but more in the springtime.
The cardinal is a very popular bird and is the state bird in several states. My feeders are stocked with black oil sunflower seeds, sunflower hearts and safflower seeds. These are all seeds that the cardinals enjoy.
Another popular bird that visits my feeders is the American Goldfinch.
In summer months, the American Goldfinch is a brilliant yellow; during the winter the colors are more subdued. You will see dramatic color changes in the male over the next few months.
The Goldfinches are flocking to the feeders. You can see several together below. They are eating the black oil sunflower seeds and also like Nyjer seeds.
Other visitors include finches, brown trasher, white-throated sparrow, chickadees and dark eyed junco.
Thanks for stopping in to see the birds "At the Feeders and in the Trees" - Judy.
What are you seeing at your feeders?
Wild Bird Wednesday @ Paying Ready Attention
Classy Flamingo @ Poinsettia Drive
Thankful Thursday @ It's a Small Town Life
Wandering Camera @ Ink Torrents Graphics on the last Thursday of the month
Mosaic Monday @ Letting Go of the Bay Leaf on Sunday
Hello Judy,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures of the Cardinals in the snow. You have a nice variety of birds at your feeders. The Brown Thrasher is one of my many favorites, but I love them all. Great photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy weekend.
Beautiful pictures, especially of the Northern Cardinals, everybody's favorite backyard bird.
ReplyDelete(I followed you here from Lea's Menagerie.)
Oh what a wonderful series of photos of our 'feathered friends' ~ Great shots ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteCardinals have been coming to our feeders, also seem to have a family of mourning doves, finches, tufted titmouse, sparrows, and more ~ hard to take photos sometimes unless I have the blinds up and can get a photo trough the window ~ Xo
Wishing you lots of loving moments,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
The Cardinal is such a beautiful winter bird and I remember seeing the Juncos, but usually when it snowed in NC. I don't know where they hung out other times! lol Enjoy your weekend and happy blogging!
ReplyDeleteAll lovely photos. You're very talented with a camera.
ReplyDeletebeautiful images of the cardinals!! they always looks so pretty but never as pretty as they look with a blanket of snow!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos!
ReplyDeleteLovely captures all!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures of the very photogenic cardinals.
ReplyDeleteWow...your cardinal photos are dazzling!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and linking in this week!!
Judy - thanks for satisfying my craving for Cardinals!!! We don't have them out here in Montana, and I miss them. How wonderful to capture a Thrasher! Right now, we have Black-capped Chickadees, Mountain Chickadees, Juncos, Hairy Woodpeckers, Downy Woodpeckers and Northern Flickers visiting our feeders. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
ReplyDeletecardinals really look gorgous in snowy weather :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds -- they will always be called Kentucky Cardinals in my mind! In your case, that is a totally correct description! Did not know they fed each other -- we have seen that with Cedar Waxwings and it is wonderful. You have great bird visitors! Back when we were able to have feeders ours always liked Black Oil Sunflower seeds the best. (We can't have them where we live during the winter now and even if we could, song birds would be scarce because it is too open here on the canal.)
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful scenes on your feeder. Yes, we love viewing the birds here too. Most of them are blackbirds. We have had last year a Nest ... sorry, I don't know the english word ... with 5 eggs!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Happy MosaicMonday