That monster snow storm that everyone was talking about over the past few days shifted east and spared our area. There were only a few inches of snow when I woke up this morning and by noon it was over. Using a snowthrower, I cleared our driveway in less than an hour.
I had refilled the bird feeder and many birds came and feasted, even while it was still snowing. The hawk was nowhere in sight, so the little birds ate their fill. A very cute one is the House Finch which stood out with its red, almost scarlet colors.
House Finch
House Finch
Here it is perched on the feeder.
House Finch
Another cute one is the Downy Woodpecker that I have been photographing since he was a baby.
Downy Woodpecker
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The finch images are spectacular!
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Thank you, glad you like them!
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You are so welcome. The best compliment I can give is, I’m jealous of them. I wish I could say that I took them! 😉
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I can say the same thing about some of your photos, in fact most of them! 🙂
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(blush)
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Aww..adorable! These are great images!
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Thank you, Indah!
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I really like these photos! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Both of these birds are too cute! I’d love to see a woodpecker that close!
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Tiny, there are people who can come as close as having birds eat out of their hands! 🙂
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Beautiful!!
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So glad you didn’t have a big storm. The little finch is so pretty! It’s wonderful that you are able to identity that the woodpecker is the same one you’ve seen since a baby 🙂
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Thanks Katelon. Whew! We are sure glad the storm was not anything like they forecasted.
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Lovely shots.
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Thank you Pat!
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Glad to hear the biggest part of the storm missed you. The snow creates such a lovely effect in your beautiful photos.
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Thank you, Sue. We lucked out, I guess, and the weather people are saying mea culpas.
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Beautiful shots, all! Glad to hear you were spared the worst Mother Nature had to offer! So glad I’m not travelling now! 🙂
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Thank you! I hope you are somewhere much warmer than here in New Jersey.
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Ah yes, here in Buckeye AZ for the winter! 🙂
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The last one is so special, he/she found a nice home. 🙂 House Finch is beautiful!. So glad you guys did not get hit hard by the storm as it was predicted. 🙂
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Cardinals, House Finches, Blue Jays and Gold Finches are the most colorful backyard birds. Thanks Amy!
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Glad you didn’t get the worst of it. Great photos.
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We were lucky. Thanks Cee!
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perfection~
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Wonderful!
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Thanks!
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Such lovely, delicate creatures.
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Thank you for visiting.
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The glorious little creature is a mere “house finch” ??? – it deserves a far grander name, Hien ! And the woodpeckers are just as wonderful ! 😀
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M-R, looks like birders don’t have much creativity when it comes to naming birds!
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Yer right ! – that little bird is bright and beautiful.
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I love the photo. I am kicking myself because I did not follow through with my autumn idea to set up a feeder for the winter, darn it.
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There is still time to get a bird feeder, Giselle. Thank you for visiting and commenting.
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