Happy New Year!

I've been a bit of a slack lately and I apologize for that.  I'm back to six-day work weeks now, so it's not like it's COMPLETELY due to laziness.  I thought I'd start this installment out with a nice picture of an Anna's Hummingbird, a species that I don't get good photos of often...


Female Anna's Hummingbird

The past week and a half has been pretty good.  No Red-breasted Sapsucker sightings or Pine Siskins, or anything super-exciting.  Just a nice steady dose of regulars and an occasional Varied Thrush.  Our friend the Song Sparrow has been stopping by to munch on millet and our silly Ruby-crowned Kinglet is still snacking on sunflower chips.  Flickers are everywhere now (there are at least four different ones that I know of... two males and two females) and Scrub-Jays are stopping by much more frequently.



Song Sparrow feeding on stray seed


Western Scrub-Jay surveying the area before swooping in for peanuts


Dark-eyed Junco enjoying a rare sunny day in Western Oregon

Well, I don't have too much else to report, other than that I upgraded the anti-squirrel hopper feeder to the larger model, so there's more perching room and there should be enough room now for Evening and Black-headed Grosbeaks.

I'm going to leave you with a photo of a Marsh Wren that I took at Fern Ridge Lake on New Year's Day.  This little bugger was difficult to shoot, as he was constantly hidden in the bushes.  But when he did come out briefly, I was there.  I had to crop this significantly, but still got a halfway decent shot...



Until next time...

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