This week a second Nor’Easter dumped heavy snow in our region, with as much as 2 ft (60 cm) in some areas, but much less in coastal areas. I stocked up the bird feeder and many birds braved snow and wind to come during the storm.
Here are some shots of the birds. It was so dark I had to use the flash.
European Starling.
European Starling.
Dark-eyed Junco.
neihtn 
I have never seen a more beautiful starling, wonderful photos, Hien, highlighting the beauty of this much-maligned bird.
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You are right, Jet. Somehow this bird is much-maligned, perhaps because they travel in such large groups and eat everything on their path.
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I think of using a flash as something to steer clear of, but it really was used to good effect here. The Starlings’ spring plumage is gorgeous. The junco look so cold! Great shot!
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Thank you Lynn! I almost never use a flash, but in this case it was just too dark.
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That’s why I should consider it next winter – it is often quite dark here on ordinary, overcast days, for months on end!
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Nice series. I hope you stayed warm.
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Thank you Tim!
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You’re welcome
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That poor Junco looks so cold.
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You are right, and it kept slipping on that metal rod coated with snow.
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Poor little bird.
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One storm after another…
These are beautiful bird photos, Hien!
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These snowstorms are getting to me. 🙂 The snowblower has been put to good use though. Thank you Amy!
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Nice photos, Hien! By now, the birds are beginning to wonder, ‘just where is spring???’ There’s the promise of soon!!
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It is coming, Donna! Spring will be here, soon. Thank you for commenting!
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Lovely shots, Hien! I am sure the birds were grateful to find food in the snow storm.
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Thank you Tiny! I try to help a little bit. The snow is slow to melt and spring is only 10 days away.
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I’m sure they all appreciated your kindness, Hien. I bet finding food in such conditions would be very hard.
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Thank you Dries! Whenever there is a snowstorm, we see a lot of birds around the feeder. Like you wrote, they must not find much to eat when the ground is all white.
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Great images, especially the starlings, which are far from my favorite species of bird!
I’ve been thinking about using my flash more often when I can get closer to birds, it really adds to the overall quality of the images if these are an example of what I could expect.
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Thank you Jerry! The starlings only come once in a great while, like when there is a snowstorm.
I don’t normally use flash, and only got this one recently. Still trying to figure out how to best use it.
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Great photos. They are lucky to have your dedication to keeping them fed.
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Thanks Katelon! The birds and I go back a long time. 🙂
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I had some dark eyed juncos too
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I think they go up North at the end of winter. Thanks for commenting.
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