Thankful for So Many Things . . .

One of them is physical ability.

At my age I have some aches and pains, 

but I am still able to move about quite freely.

Case in point; I yet again re-arranged my sewing room.

Bear in mind that I arrange and re-arrange my home constantly. Its either a neurotic habit or I just simply enjoy the creativeness. (I choose creative ;)

Perhaps that is the exercise 

that keeps me mobile? (heavy furniture)

One thing that is always important is 

to have a good view from the window 

for birdwatching. 

And look who arrived as I was typing.

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Two Sides of Nature . .

. . . the sad and the happy

A sad ending for this Dragon Fly

but appeared to be resting in peace.

A a beautiful multiflora Rose under attack

yet remains beautifully lacy.

On the happy side.

With trepidation, this little bird was learning 
the approach to the feeder below . . .

with Mama bird's encouragement.

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The Critters Never . . .

let me down.

My camera has been a bit dormant since I've returned to an old hobby. But nature never lets us down. In this case I'm referring to the view from the room I have set-up for some serious sewing.

One morning this past week I glanced out and there it was - sitting pretty

HERE

and then scampered up THERE

It didn't take long to know a bird feeder was a must outside that window too.

I haven't been disappointed.

Mr. Cardinal has been joined by his Mrs. 

along with Chickadees and Sparrows.

And of course the ubiquitous Robins

One of which is trying out for the Olympics

on the balance beam.

It be-bopped right across the pond.

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On the crest of . . .

the new fallen snow.

Thankful for seasonal changes.

When feathered friends come to call. ♪ ♫ ♪

I estimate about seven inches overnight.

The snow brings out the best in the Blue Jays plumage. 

The snow peaks on the branch caught my eye.

Apparently he prefers the challenge of the snow covered ear. 

Our chances of a white Christmas 

are usually in the 50/50 range.

So it's always nice to have a pretty snowfall 

in the weeks ahead as we prepare for the holidays.

All work and no play . . .

(Trust me he will find time)😉

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Wild Bird Wednesday

Thankful Thursday

When the Snow Comes . .

the crowd thickens

Five doves, two cardinals, one woodpecker

Did I miss any?

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Wild Bird Wednesday w/Stewart

Outdoor Cafe

A new fallen snow always brings out a large crowd.

Mourning Dove

Junco 

 House Finch

Cardinal and Titmouse

Cardinal

Titmouse

Blue Jay

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Photo Friday

Foto Friday Friends

Is It Bugged?

Unusual for us to see Woodpeckers on the corn.

 We suspect bugs in the cobs.

edit: The RG examined the corn and believes

indianmeal moths have laid eggs in the kernals.

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The Winter Crowd

is gathering

 Nuthatch

Chickadee 

House Finch

Table for Two please.

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Comfortable

around humans

at Presque Isle Pennisula, Lake Erie, PA

Ring-billed Gull

Familiar acrobats of the air, Ring-billed Gulls nimbly pluck tossed tidbits from on high. Comfortable around humans, they frequent parking lots, garbage dumps, beaches, and fields, sometimes by the hundreds. These are the gulls you're most likely to see far away from coastal areas—in fact, most Ring-billed Gulls nest in the interior of the continent, near freshwater. A black band encircling the yellow bill helps distinguish adults from other gulls—but look closely, as some other species have black or red spots on the bill.

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A Great Blue and A Majestic Hemlock

It was exciting to spy this Great Blue Heron high atop a Pennsylvania state tree, the Eastern Hemlock, in Cook Forest.

 Often called "William Penn Trees," trees of this size are often 300 years of age, dating to the era of William Penn, the first governor of "Penn's Woods."

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Skywatch-er

Immediately thought of the crow's nest of a ship.

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The Sunflower; a Natural Bird Feeder

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Just Around the Corner

When we first moved to this little neighborhood

ours was the third house on open fields that had been a potato farm.

One of the first things we noticed was no birdsong - nada.

Well over the next 40 years things have changed

as evidenced by this neighbor's trees.

Now each morning we wake to birdsong from dawn to dusk.

A simple pleasure.

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Solitary

Spied this lone Cedar Waxwing at dusk.

A beautiful 'masked bandit'.

Who to my delight, sat still for long time.

Bombycilla cedrorum

With thin, lisping cries, flocks of Cedar Waxwings descend on berry-laden trees and hedges, to flutter among the branches as they feast. These birds are sociable at all seasons, and it is rare to see just one waxwing. Occasionally a line of waxwings perched on a branch will pass a berry back and forth, from bill to bill, until one of them swallows it. This species has a more southerly range than the Bohemian Waxwing, and is a familiar visitor to most parts of this continent south of the Arctic.

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Always Polite

We just love these perky little 

Chippy Sparrows

Occasionally they light on the feeder where

more often than not

they are dive bombed by the larger birds.

But not to worry.

They simply and politely turn the other cheek

and move along to the grass.

Where they know the bigger birds

will have knocked lots of seed to the ground. 

A nice view of his crown.

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