More snow is forecasted for several days next week, but today the snow that felt two weeks ago has melted almost completely. To help out our backyard feathered friends, I put out sunflower seeds and roasted peanuts for them. Many came out, and they did not mind me taking their pictures, even with the patio door partially open.
Northern Cardinal holding sunflower seed in its beak.
Tufted Titmouse with roasted peanut.
Downy Woodpecker looking toward bird feeder. He did not like peanuts and went for the sunflower seeds.
A pair of Blue Jays flew in, each grabbing several peanuts at a time.
Blue Jay eyeing peanuts.
Blue Jay stuffing peanuts in its throat pouch, perhaps to take back to nest.
Blue Jay gorging on peanuts.
Blue Jay: I can always fit one more down there.
Blue Jay with last peanut before taking off.
Within less than an hour, the birds had finished half a box of peanuts!
I love those blue jays!! Even though I seem to concentrate on the wading birds, I love these colorful guys. Perhaps I should consider having a bird feeder in my back yard and see what happens? I’ll have to put it where the iguanas can’t reach though!! They seem to be taking over sometimes. Not now though since its a bit cool for them.
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Beautifully captured, the treats that well deserved 😉 Their colors add delightful feeling to the white winter 🙂
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You are right, Indah. Birds like these drive away the winter blahs.
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That’s very good of you to give them a nice feed. And they reward you by posing nicely for you. A fair reward. 🙂
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With time, maybe I’ll train them to eat out of my hand. 🙂 Thank you for commenting!
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You do it again with the Cardinal…such a beautiful bird, but in this series the Downy Woodpecker catches my eye – great photo and series. Wish you a great year ahead Hien, hope the Year of the Monkey will be a great one.
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Thank you Randall. That Downy Woodpecker is one of my favorites, even though he and his companions have been drilling holes in my house trim. 🙂 Happy New Lunar Year to you. Hope it will be a good one for you with lots of travel and new things to see.
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I hope it is a good year – the Year of the Goat was something special, so a bit sad to see it go 🙂 I suppose that is a good thing though! Take care Hien ~
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How adorable to watch them. Beautiful captures, Hien. 🙂
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Thank you Amy, and Happy New Lunar Year!
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Gorgeous captures of your colorful visitors! You feed them well 🙂
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Thank you Tiny. Since I began putting out bird food, I’ve noticed more birds come in the winter. So now I’ve been putting special treats for them all winter long. 🙂
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Great capture!
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Thank you Greg!
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Magnificant! Always a pleasure to look at your birds..!
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Thank you Philip. Happy New Lunar Year!
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Well captured!
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Thanks Inese!
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Great photos!
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Thank you Katelon!
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What’s a treat for birds and for my eyes too.I had a few shots but not as good.
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Thank you Anh Nhi!
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Great photos of the birds, especially the jay making a pig of itself!
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Thanks Jerry. That Blue Jay did have a voracious appetite. I bet the two Blue Jays ate 9/10 of the peanuts.
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