Fox Sparrow Visit

 Viburnum is in bloom in the backyard.

In spring my bird bath is used often.  I have to change water everyday.👍

Black-capped Chickadee: "Thank you for clean water."😁

Fox Sparrow:  "Golden-crowned Sparrow (L) sometimes 

kicks me out.  But I like it here."🤩

Wetland in April

 Today I saw a couple of hundred Cackling Geese at the wetland nearby.  When sunny and warm, they like to take a nap.👍

"We are sleepy in Spring."

 Sometime if you are lucky, you will see a Bald Eagle flying by.🦅😄

"It is nice to see everyone from up above."

In spring, birds are busy delivering food to the nest.  I saw a couple of nests amongst the trees at the far end of the pond.😊💕

"I have to deliver this fish."

Spring Backyard

 The old pear tree is in bloom.

A female Purple Finch stopped by.

"I come here every spring."😉

"I live here.  In spring, I come with my girlfriend."👍🌷💕

The Return of a Summer Bird

The weather is still rainy, but it is getting slowly warm.

"I am used to cold and rainy days."😉

About a week later than the usual date of return, the Rufous Hummingbird showed up at my backyard.  

"Oregon was cold lately, so I could not come earlier!. 

Your homemade sugar water is delicious."👍🎶

"You can see my bright head.👍😊

  (Taken through the double paned window. So it is not clear.)

 

Bright Ruby

 Almost everyday a Ruby-crowned Kinglet comes to eat the suet.

"The suet gives me energy during the cold months."😊

"You can see this bright crown today."😉☘️

"I won't show you often.  This is a very special day."😁

Spring Wetland

 At the wetland nearby, most of the waterfowl are gone to the north.   Spring is here with bushes loaded with buds.

"I am ready to sing."

Canadian Geese are loud.

"Will you be my girlfriend?"

Tree Swallows are back to nest here.

"Oregon is a cool place to stay."

Global Warming

 This winter is warm and short.  We had only one snowfall, which melted away quickly.

"It is getting warm here. " 🌷🌸😄

 "I can eat bugs in the air.  I do not eat the suet on a nice day."🪰🐛

"I always like to eat the suet all the year around."😁☮️

In the Beginning of Spring

 Lately I had not seen a Red-tailed Hawk.  But today was different.

"I just came back to the wetland now that spring is coming."😄

Bufflehead, male(Right):  "I am here during the cold months."🦆🪿👍

Greater Scaup, female: "I just arrived here."

Green-winged Teal:  "We have been here for a while."😊

Snow Day

Last two days we had snow and ice.  Many offices were closed and I had to cancel my medical appointment.  The bird bath had 1 inch of snow in the backyard.

Birds are busy trying to find something to eat when snowing.

Yellow-rumped Warbler:  "I am hungry."

Ruby-crowned Kinglet:  "I waited for snow to stop."

Anna's Hummingbird:  "I am avoiding  the wind."  

Busy Backyard Friends

 My backyard is still busy.

"I live here.  I love the cold weather." Oregon Junco😉

"I come here everyday, too." Black-capped Chickadee😁

"This winter has been warm, so I am still here.  

On a nice day, I can take a bath." Golden-crowned Sparrow👍

One Sunny Day

Even on a cold day, some little birds are around at the wetland.

Anna's Hummingbird, male:  "Yes.  I am one of the tough little birds."👍

 

Ruby-crowned Kinglet:  "Me, too."😎

Red-tailed Hawk:  "I am big and tough!"🌞🦅

Cold, but Bright Day

 Jan 29 is Chinese New Year.  This year is the year of Snake🐍.  Do you know which zodiac you belong?

One day at the nearby wetland, many Red-wing Blackbirds flew into a bare tree as I walked along the trail.  A tree of birds on a sunny day.

"We like to fly around in a flock."😎

"Not me,  I wait for a fish, standing alone quietly."👍

"We stay at the far end of a pond away from the wind."🦢🦢🦢

The Suet Cake

 A Ruby-crowned Kinglet visits my backyard everyday in winter.

Why?

"I see my favorite food."

"Squirrels eat the suet all the time, but they drop 

 little crumbs everywhere."

"Now, I finally can eat from the feeder."

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!"👀☀️🌞