Feathered Friends
The forecast called for a few flurries this morning. It is flurrying really hard out there! I love it. We have a number of feeders on our property, placed very close to a maple tree not far from the house. On a snowy day, the variety of birds is exciting, and watching them flit from the feeders to the tree is exhilarating. My goal today was to get an image of cardinals and bluejays together on the tree. I think I was successful in this endeavor, although I can never get as close as I really want. Today the female cardinals are the most beautiful I have ever seen them. They stand out in the snow and have a golden glow. I liked the fact that I captured a cardinal and a bluejay in flight….a bonus for standing in 29 degrees and waiting patiently for the birds to align themselves just as I wanted.
You may be wondering why all the birds are facing to the right. The mountains are located in that direction. Normally they could enjoy the view, but today the mountains are obliterated by the snowfall, uh, flurries. They are facing to the right because that’s where the feeders are located.
Patricia Temples Photography 