Sunrise

 The bright sunrise in winter

Anna's Hummingbird likes to perch in the bush.

"I need to hide in the bush."

"I am hungry for suet this bright morning."

Wet and Dry Weather

 Too much rain over the holidays.

House Finch, female and male: "Can you see the rain falling?"🌧️

Ruby-crowned Kinglet:  "Can you see the rain drops on the branch?"🌦️

Chestnut-backed Chickadee:  "This week will be dry and sunny.  Yeah!"👀☀️🌞

New Year's Greeting

 Soon it will be 2025.  Time flies very fast (faster when retired).

"Happy New Year to you!" 😊🎍

"Happy New Year to all my friends."🌞

"I am soaring higher to bring peace for the coming year."🦅👍

Next year's zodiac will be 🐍.

Close to Christmas

 It's been rainy and dark.

Chestnut-backed Chickadee:  "Hard to find food in the dark.  But now the day will be longer."😊

Pine Siskin: "I come here for the suet in winter.  Happy Holidays!"🎄

Varied Thrush:  "It's nice to be back here.  Any bug under the dead leaves?  

Almost ready for the holiday dinner?"❄️⛄👍

Busy Backyard

 Many rainy days.  I can not go to the wetland, so I watch my backyard for bird visitors.

"We come here often," said one of the Bushtit flock.😉

"I see the frost on the ground," said one of the two Red-breasted Nuthatches.❄️⛄

"Ta, ta,... I have to take off quickly before another one of us shows up here."😁🎄

Winter Visitors

At the wetland nearby, more waterfowls have arrived.  Here are a Gadwal couple. 

"We are very happy in this little pond."👍

(These ponds have been dry thru the fall months.)

Here are a Green-winged Teal couple.

"We like this little pond, too."😉

Here are Northern Shovelers.

"The winter sky in Oregon is super."😁🪿👀

Cold Days

Now I had to get all the Christmas decorations out.  

The temperature is getting chilly these days.

At the wetland nearby, I saw several Common Mergansers far away.

"We just arrived here."👍

Ruddy Ducks were far away at the other end.

"We like to stay away from people."😉

A good thing was that near a bench at the trail, I saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

"I am usually here to find a little bug."🤩