Bird Breakfasting

My new DEENA pretty at the left..was made by my friend

Sara at Graphic Pretties..I ADORE it!!

Do you know, Mourning Doves mate for life??

Amazing..!! Here's a sweet couple having breakfast in

our back yard.. they like to ground feed.

My friend. Red Belly Woodpecker..without seeing the FRONT

of the head..I can't say if it's male or female..They LOVE peanuts

and suet!!

A Nuthatch..closest. and a sparrow..notice the peanut the Nuthatch has, 

just getting ready to fly away to find a perfect nook to eat in.

Somebirdy Has Found a Hunting Ground

I must say..this Merlin Falcon

visits about daily now..

Found a good hunting ground, here in our yard.

He's partial to Dark Eyed Juncos..for 

dinner.

I have found evidence of  MURDER

in the yard..

eeekkk..I guess even Falcons have to eat..

deena

Oh I meant to add ..according to the bird books, the Merlin Falcon doesn't come to Illinois!!

woohoo

they sure do!!

Tracks in the Snow

The grasses and the sunflowers are still lovely..in the cold, ice..snow & wind

The birds must have taken the Welcome sign seriously..they visited

..I wanted to take pics of the deer tracks, but I still can't venture

out in the slippery woods..I could see them, but too far to venture!!

Tis Cold

Through the Window

Oh how I love my Woodpeckers.

The top one is a Downy Woodpecker, tis

a female as males have more red on the tip 

of their heads...

..and the other pictures are my 

most fave Red Belly Woodpecker.

All dressed up in his black & white!!

This one is a male, I can tell by the amount

of red on his head.

I took these through the window again..as it

snowed a bit and I can't risk slipping on the deck.

It's been 1 month and two days since surgery!

a MileStonE....Deena

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Valentines

I'll draw two winners, for 

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Tis on my PINK blog

so come join in.

smiles, deena

My Favorite Birdhouse

Click on any picture to see more of it!

smiles, deena

Do you see what I see??

THIS is why I don't have a dishwasher in my home.

Yesterday as I was getting dishes ready to wash

I saw this directly out the window.

Tis a Merlin Falcon, sitting in the Hickory tree above 

the bird feeders..If I had a dishwasher, I'd miss these

moments.

It was cold & snowy out..so I took the pic THROUGH the window

didn't even try to go out.

I can't believe how good the picture is.

I did not see him grab any dinner (usually a small bird)

but I know..Merlin's have to eat too..why can't

they just eat MICE???

Nature always thrills me..

did I tell you ??Rich has given my a Native American name

Waves at Wildlife

It suits me fine..I wave at deer, fox, turkeys, anything that will

look at me

fondly, deena

A glimpse snow & a bit of wildlife

Can you see the snow behind me??

I am the only wildlife I can take

pics of right now..Still healing from

surgery, not daring a slip and fall.

deena