October is a few weeks earlier than the time that I usually start feeding birds. I decided to put out a handful of black thistle seed (nyjer seed) because it can take a week or so for the birds to discover the feeders. Today I checked the feeder camera app and saw that one bird has found it.
It appears to be a female house finch. The male is much more colorful, and I hope to see him soon.
The camera takes videos, and I saved these images by holding down the progress bar and saying, “Siri, make a screen shot.” I cropped these and increased the contrast.
There were two short videos showing that a deer came by one morning. I live in town, but not far from what I consider the edge of town. There’s a farm a few blocks from my house, but the forest is much farther away.
really great images!! you have a good eye and a steady hand to capture all the pretty. i think it maybe a female house finch just starting to get her red feathers!!
ReplyDeleteCute photos of the finch and the deer!
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
The population of White-tailed Deer, free from normal predation, is exploding across the continent, and they are seen ever more frequently in residential areas,
ReplyDelete...here, the main predator of deer are cars and trucks.
ReplyDeleteOh deer!
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