Bird Post #1280

According to Blogger Stats, this is Post #1,280 that is labeled "Birds." I have 9,350 posts total. I keep an eye on those statistics because they amaze me, or maybe they appall me. Have I really been doing this that long? Well yes, I started in 2005. 

Virginia is now seeing winter weather. Mornings have been well below freezing, and snow is predicted for this weekend, possibly 20 inches. Then again, the storm could go to the north and miss us again. In the meantime, here’s take a look at the birds that have been visiting my feeders this week. These are motion-activated pictures from the Birdfy camera.

We’ll start with the cardinal. The male is brilliant red. The female is subtle olive with touches of red.
 

The male house finch has some red feathers too. 

The slate-colored junco is gray and white but a charming bird. It’s also called a dark-eyed junco. This one appears to be starting to land. 

And just for fun, here’s a junco coming in from the other side.