Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Big, fluffy snowflakes fell all day.  That didn't stop the birds and the deer from visiting the yard.  

One fawn showed up early in the morning.  As it ate, a white blanket formed on its head and back.  It did not rush with its meal.  There were no others around.  Every now and again it would glance up.  I captured a photograph of that little beauty with its tongue out.  It looked just like a child trying to catch snowflakes.

 A pileated woodpecker came in search of food.  I could hear its call before I actually saw the bird.  The snowflakes were coming down so thickly that it was difficult to see the woodpecker on an old poplar trunk.

Black capped chickadees, pine grosbeaks, white breasted nuthatches, downy and hairy woodpeckers and bluejays frequented the deck feeder.  They provide me with non-stop backyard entertainment, no matter what the weather.


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