February 21, 2018

Backyard Birds, Warren County, VA


We are in the midst of an unseasonably warm spell. If it doesn't cool down soon, I need to consider whether to keep feeding the birds. The seed and suet can attract bears, and they will destroy the feeders and perhaps tear into the trash.

For now I am still seeing plenty of birds, especially around the feeders. Here we see some sparrows, a gold finch, a red-bellied woodpecker, a male cardinal, and Canada geese. The geese would be around even if I don't feed them because people do so on the other side of the lake.




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10 comments:

  1. Great photo of the Sparrows!
    Love the Woodpecker, too!
    Have a wonderful day!

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  2. I saw tons of geese yesterday, some just stopping.I see nesting starting with a few species.

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  3. Beautiful bird visitors! I know what you mean about the bears...we have a much smaller critter we have to keep at bay, a ground-burrowing squirrel! One burrowed a tunnel under my house, and they can damage your underpinnings! We had to stop putting out seed.

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  4. Very good company to have around! Hopefully the bears sleep a little longer.

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  5. Glad we don't have to worry about bears around here, guess I'll complain a little less about the squirrels. Such a pretty goldfinch photo!

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  6. these are all so beautiful, crisp and in focus!! bird that excite me to see at my feeders!!!

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  7. Beautiful birds, they know where the food is. I can't imagine seeing a bear around the neighborhood.

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  8. That bright red cardinal is so pretty!

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