I was completely and utterly distracted for a while today by the birds outside of my window. At first I noticed them because they were leering in at me and giving me the stink eye since our bird feeder was empty.
I present to you, for the record --- the birds that showed up at the newly re-filled bird feeder, plus those hanging around on nearby trees -
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjskP_MOdcuZGhmj3YoP4zsX3Jg3QZLHk-DYAVH-u5T0wTG68rqu4t49UQHJUG9vpGxb2sZBRUmwaFcR1I1EGCau4zY06zPsJhXdL3W3gF5xvgZEgydAy51oXRg5-xSzfFRS46e820er2TY/s400/img_8827_0001.jpg) |
Rufous-sided Towhee |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DtqEf75NJy4k3Hrjwi_pX1PfeJWGf-X7LBdcjeToZfH4E9FA-ZDvgHyVcE8UWhuxRcTebFga8w8lNYoMv7omJUccJ_YP2X3U5Iu3k-l9r0YpN1Z3iDBE7I7Rxkk8K_fU-YUqAEyoKux9/s400/img_8828.jpg) |
Northern Flicker. (There was a male and a female, actually.) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg539jiUvMchQrnONuGNKPyefCzozTWDuRLKctPpr_jwmUy-ZA1XCnDxMBjRPD-jR9vxWzsXXMz9iregAOZ0tb8ic2Nrs09mIrHiPNjcPtFTpy6w-i6YVAVI0Drg0drpbg3m2Bz6yEA4Ik5/s400/img_8831.jpg) |
Stellar's Jay |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL63aLQQYeGjfufRZsQTq1chhw3oEvsEs7OVpFsYm75Z927tDuUYR-924jGRi8Eyoav9qqom0-mFsa1HHa5m0EK4B2Z5nONAcm1rnxgvUgYct3jsOtJ8jvaksJy9VyrKVT0TnpSuU6dEx/s400/img_8836.jpg) |
Is that a Winter Wren? |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtJwPDVkrkOYU808B-DBz4FTC9EjXtqXQXrkYxKgDX3Q9kQGdO3lweNbrBk073dNM5GYBEfi_-uCFSbREOiyCU2MF0N6yzRPcD_-AOHdyjI3kii6wSLarr0EBb2KY0v17CeYmCsgGVY0y/s400/img_8852.jpg) |
Chestnut-backed Chickadee |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdhTgAXzISyqgqjjyHXSdsI4snOCHTmiDBMvT49WmXeqYuj1gBQWIXgrwvqQkvHhjHXnuGrusxdGjOs2p5QLgBN_lJGN10RmD_GlNkADDWDEue7jKe92d9MpBeo5lmIaF3F1R2BlKDPAr/s400/img_8845.jpg) |
This Junco photo made me laugh...he was looking up the tree... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZacthhpccB2QGsCl_ukuZiTxsLG_jZEtn42bANxLv8aE_juJ5Z2uK4jY0M1j6Jwkp9UvCqQvULD-VXIdMGsWvxcUlI0gfi5BJfTMdBQ_PY2qtEBoGHiDTgmkYrlDmHXF-qdhDqBrglfe/s400/img_8856.jpg) |
Female Junco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoNHEe7CGt4vb72ocxmzuPvq49nZSFpv7sYyMjj1agadi64cheH1glLR0Gkc2LyfURAADH7wzYQkuhLJJRCvtbH8O1j53PvQc8tb67Ot_Fm9VzawGilnIxkr6QNOz_SYHw0yMFv-hoRYU/s400/img_8858.jpg) |
Male Junco |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrrbBkVkonyMXRA7IgC9Kfq457mWgjbdeqZStiKe4g0PBOAjt840cjR2i0n54MFcXGwi0kgoiqv2KKAOCZsakGITQs700Xg2iAAPkH_Ju0X1WpyLi-FE0q4fFsY4SpLjJnX-yxGu07KTqK/s400/img_8877.jpg) |
Black-capped Chickadee |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2mIqBflUkektVVDA64KJYU6vuk283VaC7HgPa8sZb8c0SpX6iKh2smeJSemFGNMNiReU7-iJU-RkmTWnF1MwJnXGvAhqga14Rfw1rAh58iZvPuauMnSVe3_qOGXRqxFe-w6HSDKWL4Lt/s400/img_8879.jpg) |
Downy Woodpecker, I think, and a Flicker |
I'm hoping to get pictures of the other birds that turn up along Little Swamp Creek as the seasons change. I'm thinking that would be a good thing to document.
By the way, I'm starting to keep my eye on this Red-Tailed Hawk's nest in the wetland behind our yard. We usually start seeing action there by mid-winter or so...
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