Busy Birds

Howdee all,

The birds are busy with home making in Sickstas yard..

The resident Bluebirds have chosen the same nest box for the third year in a row.There is plenty of food hanging around for them…This resident Chickadee found some for himself..

Did you know Chickadees live in the moon?

Well they do…at least a pair of them do:)And the moon…Is Happier for it…A Brown-headed nuthatch checks out this old house…Wonder if he will entice a lady to this shanty?The Downy woodpeckers love Bark Butter…and leave the suet aloneMy feeders are happy with birds…

Can you see the happy face?We have had scads of Pine Siskin and American Goldfinch

A Ruby-throated hummingbird has been at my feeder, but prefers the tasty garden flowers.

The birds are returning~

I am eagerly awaiting the Blue and Rose breasted Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and any other bird that wants to come to Sickstas Garden…

Life is Birdie Good

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Brown-headed Nuthatch

Howdee all,

This Brown-headed nuthatch has been hanging around the Bark Butter…

See the Bark butter lower right corner..For some reason ..it let me get very close…I was only about three feet away..Which is the only reason my tiny point and shoot was able to take such detailed photos of it.So…why did it let me get so closeI have noticed this happening with other birds around the Bark ButterNancy @ The Zen Birdfeeder blog and co-owner of a Wild Birds Unlimited Store says that her clients say that Bark Butter is Crack for birds..I am starting to think she is right…..See the bits of Bark Butter on the bill….This silly Bird just stayed in one spot for over five minutes…I didn’t want to disturb it too much..so I left it to its Crack Bark Butter…

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Baby its cold outside…Let me in!

Howdee all,

Burrrrrrrrrrrrrr….the past few days here in North Carolina have been unseasonably cold.  My sicksta who has lived here for a while says that this has been January weather.  I know my New England family and friends are also experiencing colder than normal temps.

My friends in Tucson boasted temps in the 80s!

How about the rest of you…is it colder or warmer than normal?…

I have a suggestion for all of you who are experiencing cold temps. If you want to stay warm when sleeping…Go buy Fleece Sheets…they are sooooooo soft and warm! Flannel sheets used to be my favorite..but Fleece are so much softer..and snuggly...… I also purchased the fluffiest and softest blanket ever from Costco…Home Goods has them too.

The only problem with this soft bedding is that you will never want to get out of bed. On the coldest day this week, Jeff stayed in bed all day…he brought his laptop into bed…his office was the soft fluffy nest of blankets…

Buyer beware…

So how cold was it this week?

  Sooo..cold this little Brown-headed nuthatch wanted to come in and try out our fluffy bedding.

Brown-headed nuthatch pecking at reflective window

 

Wasn’t that the silliest little bird?

Don’t you love its squeaky toy call.

Speaking about Birds…………Have you seen todays

Featured Bird Blogger of the Week????

My new post is up at  Birdingblogs.com …do you know who it is?

Brown-headed Nuthatch tapping on our window

Howdee all,

Remember the Ruby-crowned Kinglet a few days ago who came tapping at our bedroom window? If you want to see a big Ruby on the Kinglet you must check out the video.

We have a new bird tapping at our window…

Brown-headed Nuthatch

Wasn’t that a silly bird?

Our Motorhome has reflective windows and this happens quite a bit.

I wonder what bird will come tapping at our window next…

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