Photo and Pheeder Update

If you squint and strain you can see the wood pecker.  I'd been feeling badly about my horrible pictures.  I listened to all the tips, read the settings and practiced. I was feeling very dumb.

Not happy with the result especially since I had awesome opportunities lighting right in front of me. Birds do love the feeders as long as they're full.

No matter what I tried, I just couldn't take good pictures with my long lens.  The bad news is it died. The good news...it's under warranty.  The bad news is my little Power Shot doesn't zoom as well but the good news is maybe there's a chance at good photos when my lens is repaired!!!  I'm relieved.

Robins with my Power Shot

weren't too bad.

Happy shooting, my friends, and thanks for your help.

Playing With An Idea

about turning a light cover and a hub cap into a bird feeder.

Some feathered friends became very curious

sampling the dog food and the orange.

I believe this one was admiring his image.

Word spread

Now I need to decide how to make it straight and functional.

Linking with Saturday's Critters

Seeing Red

Changes

had every critter scrambling to get a meal before the weather worsened.  The valley was full of crows but they are more alert than me.  Not one picture was good.

The Cardinals were busy gathering nuts in December

Lots of activity in the old pecan tree

and the rain began to fall

Birds blended easily

and this guy decided to hide

Want to know the weather?

Just watch the animals and they'll tell.

The Birds I've Missed

A woodpecker investigating a small bird house.

A Blue bird sitting on a post, yes, it's there

A Blue Jay looking for good pecans.

A small sparrow that worked hard to get the moth in his mouth.

I took pictures as he hopped and chased it.

It was a well earned snack.

A flighty Mocking Bird

who kept landing and taking off.

Another Blue Jay thought it was hidden

A wood pecker looking for a meal 

in the large pecan trees Mom and Dad planted when they married.

A shy Cardinal in a pine...

I need more practice!