14 December 2024 (record rainfall)

record rainfall

on the feeder one bluebird

displaces another

9 December 2024 (after the snow)

after the snow stops bluebirds

7 December 2024 (a thin crust of snow)

a thin crust of snow . . .

squirrel tracks circle

the bird feeder

29 October 2024 (the school)

the school of hard frost thistle seeds

24 October 2024 (jays' raucous calls)

jays’ raucous calls

as they crowd the feeder

scattershot acorns

13 December 2023 (ahead)

ahead of a cold front glow of the house finches

22 February 2023 (winter storm)

winter storm warning

a titmouse carries off

another peanut

25 December 2022 (cold)

seasonably cold . . .

filling the bird feeders

in my new sweater

1 December 2022 (morning exercises)

morning exercises

the nuthatch upside-down

on the suet

17 November 2022 (skim ice)

skim ice . . .

a nuthatch tapping

at the suet

12 November 2020 (junco)

early dark

a junco under the feeder

turns to shadow