Recently we have had another round of cold weather. Last Thursday the daytime temperature dropped from 40 into the low 20’s with a few snow flurries. By Friday morning it was 9 degrees with a wind chill of zero so I re-loaded the bird feeders.
It’s always good to see cardinals in the neighborhood. There are at least three or four pairs that come to the feeders.
They prefer to feed when things are quiet. If the feeders are filled with other birds, the cardinals will either stay on the fence or go to the ground and feed on what the others kick out of the feeders.
Friday morning this youngster showed up on the back fence. Needless to say, there was not another bird in sight.
He hung out for 10-15 minutes before deciding that there was nothing of interest to him. This was the second appearance of a hawk on my back fence in a week and the third time this winter. I love birds of prey, but I’m praying he doesn’t consider my feeders as his personal hunting area. Still, I would watch hawks for hours, so he is welcome to return any time. Have a blessed day.
Driller's Place 
We feed all the birds too and we love watching them. They make us smile. We have a sparrow hawk that makes an appearance now and then. I hope the same thing you do.
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I only feed the birds through the winter. They are on their own during spring and summer.
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I’m a bird lover and these are great photos! Thanks for stopping over @ my blog!
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Glad you enjoyed the images. It’s a good thing to occasionally spread my wings and fly to new blogs.
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Fantastic photos. Living on the coast means that my bird spotting is restricted mainly to gulls and pigeons – in fact, there is a gull tapping on my window as I write this!
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Every location has it’s own unique blend of wildlife. I love the variety.
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What good captures and close ups you can see every detail 🙂
The only birds we get in central London is pigeons 😦
Have a fluttertastic week and thanks for flying by 🙂
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The variety of birds here in town is limited compared to our previous, more rural, home.
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Beautiful! I love cardinals, I love rapters, glad the two weren’t together at the same time – smart little cardinals!
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When the hawk shows up, all other birds seem to vanish.
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It’s great to watch the birds, even the birds of prey doing what they are supposed to do, that doesn’t mean i want to be baiting traps for their convenience, as i know you don’t either.
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Actually I think the hawk was looking for bunnies in the common area between the fences.
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Driller,
That’s a great picture of the cardinal on the fence and I can barely see some snow flurries in the shot. Very nice shot!
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Yes, there were a few flakes flying that morning.
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