Garden Pic Wednesday: Bluebird & Mini-Daffodils!
The bird-feeder traffic has finally slowed down now that the Goldfinches & Palm Warblers have moved on to their nesting/residence zones further north. Florida is just their winter vacation area. I still have Chipping Sparrows, Tufted Titmice, Chickadees, Purple Finches & Nuthatches visiting the feeder. All sorts of woodpeckers live here year round, too: Downy, Red-headed, Red-bellied & Pilated. I heard some Pilated Woodpeckers in the woods across the road the other day; they have a distinctive call. A couple days ago I captured this shot of a male Bluebird sitting on the hook above the feeder! The Mrs. was with him, on the ground closer to my patio. The female has the same white & tan breast, but is otherwise dun colored with only blue tail feathers & wing edges. The pair are nesting somewhere on the block. I haven't looked into a Bluebird nesting box yet, though I'd like to. Today's flower pic is my miniature Daffodils blooming in the...