Dark Eyed Junco

The arrival of the juncos remind us that winter is approaching.

Horned Grebe: Liberty State Park

We've been wanting to see a horned grebe, but we'll have to come back in the spring when its more colorful.

Blue Jay

If a bird with these colors was rare, we'd drive miles to see it and post every photo we could take. When there are a dozen in your backyard, it's easy to overlook how beautiful the blue jay actually is.

It's getting too easy: Northern Cardinal and Tufted Titmouse

The new sony a580 and the birds coming to the deck are producing much higher quality photos than a few years back. We'll have to get out more.

Thanksgiving Visitors: Northern Cardinal and Red Bellied Woodpecker

Some sunflower seeds brought the cardinal and red-bellied woodpecker to the deck.

Oh, and another titmouse.

Tufted Titmouse: these peanuts are making me thirsty

 

We have about 5 tufted titmice that are daily visitors to the feeders. They also like coming to the deck railing for peanuts and the water feature for a drink.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

 

When it gets below freezing at night and above freezing during the day, the sap is running and the sapsuckers are active. We had two in the yard yesterday.