Birds of a Feather

Design - "November"

Chart - "Spring and Fall" (#90)

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 November 2013

Completed - 1 September 2014

I missed my August deadline by one day with this UFO finish.  He is a most handsome Tom with a great show of his fine plumage. I was going to have amazing synergy with this finish and dazzle you photos of the flock of turkeys that hang out about 1/2 a mile from here.  The turkeys though refused to cooperate and were never in their 'usual' fields when I drove by the past few days.  

Tuesday morning began with a rainbow. That is always a good sign.

In this case it was a sign of Really Good Birding! 

I counted five hummingbirds at my feeders.

And as these photos attest, a Rufous Hummingbird or two are still hanging around.  

So for the third time I counted five Acorn Woodpeckers.

I'm a bit more certain as to the validity of that number as I had two females at my feeders at the same time.  This one has blotches of red sprinkled in the black atop her head.

This female is blotch-free and runs red, black, white from the top of her head to her beak.

But here's this week's BIG BIRD NEWS!!! 

It's hard to top a flock of over 40 Cedar Waxwings!

With Waxwings it is true that birds of a feather flock together!

They've been hanging around near the house since Sunday. 

But Tuesday they ventured closer still.

The large flock is composed of mature adults and immature newly fledged juveniles.

Here's a juvenile.

This is the same bird - pretty rumpled looking.

For comparison here is an adult.

The black mask around the eyes is clearly defined as is the crest atop the head. The breast is smooth and the tail feathers sport a crisp yellow edge.

I am so excited to have these birds come by.  I have lots more photos to share in a future post.