Mostly retired, I am a part-time reporter/photographer for a local monthly newspaper. I'm former university adjunct faculty, self-published author, and retired recreation and parks practitioner living in Eastern Washington State near the Idaho border. Second Wind Leisure Perspectives is my blog about living a leisure lifestyle that includes fitness, photography, and fun.
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34 thoughts on “#WordlessWednesday: More Snow, Still Feeding the Birds”
Banquet style – I smiled at that and how nice it can just slide on down to feast some more. Beautiful pictures of these birds feasting in the snow. One highlight of my day is watching the videos that a local photographer captures of the birds feeding out of her hand at Kensington Metropark. The Nature Center has an area where birds will alight on anyone’s hand and eat, even large birds like Mourning Doves or Red-breasted Woodpeckers. If you’ve never seen her videos and still shots she is on Facebook and Twitter: Jocelyn Anderson Photography. Today she had a video of a male heron bringing his mate some next fixin’s and she took it in her beak and fit it into the nest. 🙂
Yes, it is very cool to watch Terri. And Jocelyn usually runs the videos in slow motion so you see each thoughtful selection (and often rejection) of the snacks she offers. She calls her palm “The Hand of Snacks” – a refreshing pause to my day.
I see more birds in the last couple of weeks, Terri. My next thing is to get a birdfeeder, but I don’t know where to put it. I only have tall pine trees, no bushes or small trees. I’ll think of something.
We had NO trees, so we bought the free-standing yard hangers at Home Depot, they come in different heights. They look like a shepherd’s hook and you can hang feeders or planters from them.
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Lovely images!
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Thank you!
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Banquet style – I smiled at that and how nice it can just slide on down to feast some more. Beautiful pictures of these birds feasting in the snow. One highlight of my day is watching the videos that a local photographer captures of the birds feeding out of her hand at Kensington Metropark. The Nature Center has an area where birds will alight on anyone’s hand and eat, even large birds like Mourning Doves or Red-breasted Woodpeckers. If you’ve never seen her videos and still shots she is on Facebook and Twitter: Jocelyn Anderson Photography. Today she had a video of a male heron bringing his mate some next fixin’s and she took it in her beak and fit it into the nest. 🙂
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Thank you, how cool to watch birds eating from human hands, Linda!
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Yes, it is very cool to watch Terri. And Jocelyn usually runs the videos in slow motion so you see each thoughtful selection (and often rejection) of the snacks she offers. She calls her palm “The Hand of Snacks” – a refreshing pause to my day.
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So excited to have come across your post. Gorgeous little bird. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Hi Cecilia, thank you so much for taking a look and commenting!
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I see more birds in the last couple of weeks, Terri. My next thing is to get a birdfeeder, but I don’t know where to put it. I only have tall pine trees, no bushes or small trees. I’ll think of something.
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We had NO trees, so we bought the free-standing yard hangers at Home Depot, they come in different heights. They look like a shepherd’s hook and you can hang feeders or planters from them.
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Great idea of a yard hanger. I’ll look for one at Home Depot. Thank you, Terri
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I put several up last spring, one next to our very young willow tree with a hummingbird feeder and hummingbirds showed up! Good luck!
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Exquisite, Terri
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Thank you, Toni! Are you enjoying your first days of Autumn?
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That purple finch is beautiful – such lovely colours!
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Thanks, Donna! I’m glad I can provide seeds for them, they are very confused by all this snow!
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Love the purple finch! I mainly see house finches here and though beautiful, not quite as colorful as the purple variety!
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Thank you, Susanne! The day I took those pics, it was cloudy so the images weren’t as sharp as I hoped. Still figuring out my Lumix!
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Looked great to me! But I’m glad to know I’m not the only one still figuring out their Lumix!
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Never ending!
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Do you feed the birds?? Our neighbor does and it’s so fun to see what it attracts.
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For sure, Jodie! We get a nice variety even during winters.
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The purple finch is striking. Lovely.
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Thank you, Cathy!
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That purple finch is blushing, I’m sure.
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Thanks, Denzil! I wish my images were a bit sharper, needed more sun for these.
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I love the roundness of this bird. I hope all its warmth is buried deep inside.
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Thanks, Jacqui, aren’t they cute? They seem to be thriving.
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More bird. I just love them. Keep feeding for now, Terri, and hopefully, spring is on its way before too long. 🙂
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I’m happy to feed them, Diana, even if I can’t always get great shots. This has been a long winter so far so any sign of spring is welcomed!
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We’re about 25 degrees below normal, and have lots of snow for this time of year. I hope this is an aberration.
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We have to blame Ms La Nina 🥴
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They must be very glad of the food in all that snow.
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I believe they really appreciate the food!
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