Here is a record of our restoration of a 1928 craftsman. We will be the second family to live in the home. Watch our progress when we prevail and our privation and pratfalls as we do not.
I’ve been watching the bird feeders pretty closely this week, trying to get some good pictures. We have a “thistle” (niger) feeder that hangs from the bargeboard near the kitchen nook window. That feeder is usually chock full of goldfinches, now in their winter muted yellow/brown. I love watching the finches, they are the state bird of Iowa. At our old place, in 19 years of bird feeding I think I had a grand total of two finches. Here at Foxcroft I get 10+ every day. However I can't seem to get a good photo no matter what...
The other feeder is set on top of the birdbath/moss planter. With a winter bird mix feed we get all the usual suspects: juncos, cardinals, sparrows and chickadees.
However this week I've been looking for our new spectacular specimen:
Can I just say that maybe I should clean the windows before taking more pictures?
I was sure he was a flicker, (hence the catchy title) but after a quick google search I’m pretty sure he is a red bellied woodpecker. He is great fun to watch as he goes between the hackberry tree and the feeder:
Helen used to put out enormous 5 lb. blocks of suet, our suet feeders are much smaller.
Laurel and I saw an owl Thursday night in the huge white pines in the neighbor’s yard.
3 comments:
How cool! I just love owls! Whatever the little red-headed bird is, he is beautiful!
Definitely a woodpecker. Which type, I'd have to look up. But woodpecker for sure.
Maybe I should try a separate finch feeder. I've seen only 1 goldfinch at my feeder in four years here in southwestern PA. Maybe specific food would attract them.
Yes, a male red-bellied woodpecker.
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