Earlier in the week I complained about the sparse photography opportunities this winter. One of the things I like to photograph are birds at my bird feeder. Up until Thursday there were few birds at the feeder. Mostly American Goldfinches that are apparently prefer black sunflower seeds to feed in the wild and a few Downey Woodpeckers that like suet.
On Thursday things changed, at least for an hour. We were getting some light snow along with strong winds. The weather had dropped from 55 degrees to into the teens. I thought for sure this would bring out the birds but it wasn't until mid morning that I started noticing a few more birds at the feeder. about 10:30 all of a sudden there was a flurry of activity at the feeder. I saw more birds in the next hour than I have at anytime this winter and the final count was eight different types of birds. Unfortunately I had to leave for a noon meeting and when I returned in the afternoon the bird population was back to normal.
This is one of the few Northern Cardinals I've seen at the feeders this year. There were seven of them at the feeder this morning.
Comments welcome
Posted by Toni Lankerd on January 18, 2012 at 9:30 AM
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4 repliesOn Thursday things changed, at least for an hour. We were getting some light snow along with strong winds. The weather had dropped from 55 degrees to into the teens. I thought for sure this would bring out the birds but it wasn't until mid morning that I started noticing a few more birds at the feeder. about 10:30 all of a sudden there was a flurry of activity at the feeder. I saw more birds in the next hour than I have at anytime this winter and the final count was eight different types of birds. Unfortunately I had to leave for a noon meeting and when I returned in the afternoon the bird population was back to normal.
This is one of the few Northern Cardinals I've seen at the feeders this year. There were seven of them at the feeder this morning.
Comments welcome