Wild Bird Wednesday

What a Difference a Day Makes!

Sunday afternoon, Mr. Cardinal came for a visit as he does every day ...

Monday afternoon Mr. Cardinal came for a visit as he does every day but ....

It is Snowing and it is Cold ...

Gold Finch ... a bird's eye view of winter ...

Gold Finch ...

A pair of Starlings ...

Another Gold Finch ...

Dark eyed Junco

House Sparrows

Mrs. Cardinal ...

Please notice that several birds were on the bird bath.  The birds need water in the winter.  Yes, they can eat snow, but it brings down their body temperature and their survival in cold weather depends on their being able to keep their body temperature up.  So if you haven't already ... invest in a heated water source for your birds :)

Happy Wild Bird Wednesday!

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It always amazes me that these little birds can tolerate our cold winters.  Yet, every year they stay, wearing their drab winter colors.  They are resourceful, finding enough food where ever it is so they can produce the body heat they need to make it through the cold nights.  And, at day break, they are back.  You have to love them ...

Gold Finch eating Crab Apple from my tree ...

 

 

and, when they aren't eating fruits and berries, they find their way to my feeders ...

Eat hardy my little Finch.  Stay warm.  You bring such joy into my life ...

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Wild Bird Wednesday ...

 The Gold Finch breed in July around the time that the Sun Flowers start turning to seed.  Sun Flower seed is their staple ... isn't it amazing how nature is arranged to benefits all of it's creatures.   I took these pictures from  my back window ... my garden is planted (both by me, the birds and squirrels) to attract and feed the bird species in our area.  This is the payoff for them and for me :)

Sorry I am late with this post.  It is one of those weeks of appointments and coffee dates, compounded by the fact that I can't draw myself away from the Olympics.  Fun and busy, my kind of life ...