Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Feather Friends



When you get low on photos, it's always nice to have some feather friends around. If this is a chickadee, it's the chubbiest I've ever seen. [Edit--Thanks to Pelican for letting me know this is a Dark-Eyed Junco.] This was during our white Christmas, outside my computer corner window. That's an aromatic red cedar tree we planted in 1978. (It survived the ice storm.)

9 comments:

Lois said...

I love it when birds fluff themselves up like that!

Pelican said...

He is a Dark-Eyed Junco. The Oregon variety has a dark hood like that. Very pretty picture.

angela said...

He is so pretty all fluffed up against the snow. I see you are still snowed in there. It's even snowed here a little tonight.

Karen said...

I'm back and trying to catch up on the posts I've missed. Beautiful photos and I love the bird.
Thanks for always posting to my blog. It would be lonely without your comments.
I'll do some Paris posts when I come back down to earth.

Debbie Courson Smith said...

That sweetie is showing off for you!

Jane Hards Photography said...

All fluffed up to keep warm. They trap air in there feathers to insulate themselves. Lovely shot.

raf said...

What a great spot you have at your computer for viewing our tree dwelling friends. Beautiful image, Jill! We are fortunate to have so many juncos here in the Pacific Northwest.

Anonymous said...

What an awesome shot! I really love birds and would be beside myself with joy if I had this photo in my stash! Very nice!

Anonymous said...

BE-U-TI-FUL!