All About Birds

It's no secret I love birds.The pictures I'm showing today go back to April of this year.
This is about the time that the birds become  more active and new birds are showing up.

The Blue Jay is a year round resident in Southern Manitoba and I like that.Those bright blue feathers light up many a winter day,not to mention the fun it is to watch them come for peanuts and other food at the window feeder.

The little Dark-eyed Junco shows up on my yard in fall and again in early spring.I enjoy having them around.They fill the trees with their cheerful twittering.

The Purple Finches are some of our early migrants.These birds are easily recognized if you remember one simple rule.I read somewhere that the male of this species looks like he was dipped in a glass of red wine.They also do not have the heavily streaked breast that the House Finch has.

We have woodpeckers around all year,but not this one.This is a male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.The yellow on the belly is often almost to faint to see.They do drill holes in the tree trunks and wait for the sap and also the other insects that are attracted to the sap.

One bird that most everyone,birder or not,recognizes,is the American Robin.When the Robin has arrived in this area,it seems like it must be spring.I have them coming to my deck to get the raisins I put out just for them.As with any other hobby,bird feeding is not necessarily cheap.

The closing thought today is especially for all my friends.Thanks for being a part of my life.

Friends are the closest thing to angels,this side of heaven.