The recent snow in Seattle delighted me in many ways. Keeping the hummingbird feeders thawed and snow-free, and filling the suet feeders kept me busy indoors when I wasn't outdoors enjoying the transformed urban environment.
Observing the birds visiting the suet feeder just outside our kitchen window was like having a front-row seat at a movie! The yellow-rumped warbler visited dozens of times--here fluffing up its feathers keeping warm while waiting its turn on the feeder.
A towhee visited briefly, and that was a testament to how hungry the bird must have been, as they are generally very shy.
The flicker has visited before--our neighborhood is full of them, and I often hear them drilling on our metal chimney pipe.
Lovely photos! I had a towhee in my yard, too, picking up the spillage from the seed feeder. Mostly I have juncos and chickadees, but I got a surprise visit from a Fox Sparrow yesterday. Amazing.
I met a British birder who called the Yellow-rumped Warblers "butter butts"! Perfect.
Posted by: Alex MacKenzie | January 20, 2012 at 10:35 AM