Bushtit

A male Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) flew in with all his buddies to the Suet feeder, but decided to wait until it was less busy for his turn!

Hunting the Canes

A Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicenis) hunting over a winter Raspberry field. Mountains in the background.

Varied Thrush

A Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius) kicking around in the snow looking for seed.

Red Crossbill

Here’s another rare visitor, to our garden anyway, a female Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) sitting on a branch just about one of our Sunflower seed feeders!

Picking Seed

A Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) picking Millet seed thrown from the feeder above.

Purple Finch

A Purple Finch (

) perched in a big Cedar tree, with the Sun shining through.

Dark Eyed Junco

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Teal on Ice

A pair of Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) have a bit of a struggle on the very thin ice, falling through a couple of times!

All My Ducks in a Row

Here’s Eight Mallards (Anas platyrhychos), four pair, four male, four females. All were asleep with their heads down. Something made a noise and all the males popped up. Females weren’t bothered and kept sleeping! Who has their priorities right!

Song Sparrow

A very pretty Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)