Winter finally arrived in Southwest BC last week, and along with it snow, wind, and cold weather. I brought my container grown pieris in to the garage, and tucked up my other containers right next to my patio doors. I hung the hummingbird feeder on the butterfly bush's branches, only a few inches from the door. I have been bringing in the feeder at night, but even so the nectar has needed thawing out during the day. The cold weather has brought a large number of birds to my feeders, so I have been busy taking pictures of them all. I was really surprised to have a varied thrush visit my feeders for the first time. He's a cute fellow even if he is a bit of a bully.
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| Pine Siskins |
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| New Visitor, the Varied Thrush |
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| Anna's Hummingbird carefully guarding the nearby feeder |
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| Anna's Hummingbird |
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Varied Thrush
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Junco in Pink Dawn Viburnum |
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| Junco sitting on my sad looking pansies |
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Junco trying to stay warm
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| House Finch |
I love the beautiful assortment of birds. Its so hard to imagine little hummingbirds surviving the cold.
ReplyDelete(a few male Anna's hang around here also during the winter) Love your posts:)
Thanks Cynthia! Many people are surprised to know hummingbirds winter in our area, and my town is a bit of a hotspot for them.
ReplyDeleteLooks like you are having a wonderful time with the birds... keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteHi there - These hummingbirds are so lovely! I was wondering if you could contact me at erica.turner44@gmail.com - I would like to ask you about supporting the blog!
ReplyDeletethanks and keep up the good work :)