Dark-eyed junco

Yellow-rumped warbler?

Here are a few quick pics of the snow dusting we got yesterday morning. We love having the bluebirds back around, and we’ve also got a flock of yellow-rumped warblers visiting, it seems. It’s not a great picture below (third down), but I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. Everyone agree? The last picture is [...]


North Carolina Snow!!!

IT SNOWED!!! IT SNOWED!!! Monday night and on into Tuesday, central NC got hit with somewhat of a surprise snowstorm. When the glorious white flakes tragically stopped falling Tuesday afternoon, we had over six inches at our place! AWESOME! Most of it has melted now, but I have many more wintry pictures to share with you over [...]


Suet disappearing at night…possibly a possum perhaps?

Finally took some fresh pictures this weekend so I’d have something new to post. We made some fresh suet last weekend, but it’s already gone! The titmice and chickadees were all over it (no downy woodpeckers sadly), as were a few squirrels, but we seemed to have a nocturnal visitor a few nights that really just [...]


Christmas bluebirds and juncos

Normally I wouldn’t steal top-billing from a beloved bluebird, but I really like this picture of a dark-eyed junco on our deck. It was a cold morning and the water has this metallic, icy look to it. Plus, juncos are another family favorite…mostly because they’re only around in the winter. They’re like an old friend returning! [...]