Hungry Birds in the Snow

The snow didn’t slow the birds down today. We entertained the largest flock of goldfinches, juncos and chickadees yet. At any given moment there might be two dozen of each feeding on the thistle and sunflower seeds. I even added another tray feeder to accommodate the crowds.

Four or five different individuals of the two smaller ladder-backed woodpeckers came to feed on the suet and the pileated woodpecker came back to see what the fuss was about.

He was in the trees behind the feeders in the morning and then came back to the sumac while I was using the snowblower. His red cockaded head is as scarlet as anything you’ll ever see. The huge black and white body (they are the size of a crow) make this one stupendous bird.

Anyway, we went through a couple pounds of seed today easily.