Red for V-Day

There are few things as beautiful as a Cardinal in the snow.  Unfortunately, it rarely snows in this area of Tennessee.  So, here are some Cardinal pics without the snow.  Still beautiful!

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A New Year

The backyard was quiet until I added seeds to the feeder to start the new year.  What a burst of activity:  six brown sparrows, five black-eyed juncos, four american golfinches, three tufted titmice, two red cardinals, and a big fat robin in a tree!

Let's start with my favorite.  I have never seen so many tufted titmice at one time--and they have never been so accommodating for pictures.  I was in heaven. 

More pictures from the feeder to come soon!

Slacker Disappointment

How is it possible that I have not posted to this blog since July 2012??  I'm blaming this slacking on two things:  1) my husband's return from his deployment; and 2) two cute little dogs that have been keeping me entertained.  With that said, I have a lot of catching up to do!

The hummingbird season was a light one.  This guy was the only regular, and he diligently guarded my feeders. 

He must have been the biggest bully in the hummingbird kingdom because I only saw a few others that dared to invade the backyard.

I did catch this little lady with pollen on her head...

And this handsome gent...

but this was the largest group I saw all summer.

They were gone by early October.  Disappointing.