A new year .... so many possibilities .....
It has been so cold the birds are always searching for more seeds and the suet.. it is wild at certain times of the day. As many as 3 and 4 Flickers hanging out on the wall of the patio and even clinging to the rocks on the side of the house..waiting their turn at the suet.
Sparrows by the hordes... plenty of chickadees and some nuthatches and Downy woodpeckers ...I think we may have a Hairy one too...but, not too sure about him...
This one is so cute. The big and the small.... Northern Flicker and a tiny nuthatch.... these two don't mind each other on together. The Downy on the other hand darts around to peck anybody on the other side...this is a bit fuzzy looking because the venetian blind was in the way but I didn't want to scare them off. Just took the cute photo.
Just look at this cheeky guy.... trying to chase off the sparrow... who does look a bit nervous... he got pecked and just hunkered down for a second or two but, then, decided to get off.
