My Assistants

My feathered friends quickly made their presence to observe the ''new camera gear'' !!

I think they got the hang of it; well almost ....

''Teamwork"

I think this is just an overload
of ''cuteness''.... do you agree?

Frosty Feeds Our Feathered Friends

Thanks, just 'our size'

Incoming....

Hey Frosty....what's up?

 

Feeding frenzy....lot's for everyone

 

Having too much fun !!!!

 

Chillin with Frosty....

Gotta go....the freezing rain got the best of me
and my feathered friends.... 

Tomorrow is a new day!

Common Redpoll

This is a male Common Redpoll,

a small songbird from the finch family

The males have a pale red vest on the chest and upper flanks.  Although Redpolls travel in flocks, this little fella was the only one to be seen.  He stayed around all day and hung out with the chickadees!!  Maybe I will see him again tomorrow....

Aside from playing with his new feathered friend,
this chickadee also found amusement in his own shadow....

Did you know:

Some Common Redpolls make little tunnels in the snow to stay warm during the night.  The tunnels can be up to a foot long and 4 inches deep under the insulating snow!!

This post is dedicated to my friend Nancy :-)

Welcoming Winter ~

Our feathered and furry loved ones have everything they need right here to survive the winter elements ....

Four basic habitat components they require is:

SPACE ✓
FOOD ✓ 
WATER ✓
COVER ✓

Let's just say our residents are pleasantly spoiled....we even captured some eating out of the palm of our hand !!

Chickadee-dee-dee-dee

The Black-capped Chickadee has to be the cutest songbird I know.  They can accept you as a natural part of their environment and can be your favorite feathered friend. 

Did you know:

Each year, around autumn, Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons that contain old information to die, replacing them with new neurons.  This is so they can adapt to changes in their environment and social flocks.

Black-capped Chickadees hide seeds to eat later. They can place them in thousands of hiding places.  For the tiny brains they have, they are extremely intelligent.