Winter strange

               Expected visitor, the downy woodpecker.
 

Unexpected visitors at covered fountains.  Pretty little faux birds.  Worth a smile or two.

The last of the berries, almost

Finches and robins, berry guzzlers. If I were to deliver some blueberries they'd eat them too.
 

The kinglet

 From Oct. 25th, the least cooperative ruby crown kinglet. You can see the touch of ruby on a few of the images. Tiny bird flitting around. Only thing to do is try and wait. Lots of patience needed.

Finally kinglet is out in the open. Cooperative? Hardly.

No more kinglets now until springtime.

Yummy berries

Female finch gorging.   The berries won't last forever. serious business, good to the last chomp.
 

The starling are also at it, totally uncooperative, in and out of leaves.

Upside down lunch?

The finches

Berries in the back garden. Nothing bothers the finches when there's food to be had. This is serious business.
 

Meanwhile there's another finch couple in the front garden grabbing nesting material from the abandoned blue jay nest, materials to be used most likely in their cold weather hideaway.