For me personally, yesterday was a very joyous day because a Townsend's Warbler returned to my backyard for the 2nd season. It visits here once in a while during the winter months. It has a striking appearance with the contrasting colors of yellow and black. Doesn't its face look like a Beijing Opera mask?
A mature male has black on its throat and upper chest, while a female and a juvenile have yellow on its throat.
To tell the truth, it had arrived here a few weeks earlier. But aha.....the suet was just emptied by starlings. Being disappointed to see no suet, it took off right away to MY disappointment. So when I saw the bird again yesterday eating the suet and hanging around, I was truthfully delighted.
"Your suet is scrumptious! I will be back."
"Merry Christmas, everyone!"
