Cats in Progress and Birds on Branches

October is Owl Stitching month. But I still have two Cats in Progress.

On the left is Mosey 'n Me's "Folk Art Cat" and the right Barrick Sampler's "Log Cabin Cat".

If you look closely you'll notice there is a cat photo bomb on the upper right corner. Tom-Cat had to check out my stitching. 

I've been watching birds on branches.

The Ceder Waxwings will perch atop a small Douglas Fir...

...or the dead branches of a Big Leaf Maple.

I am seeing smaller groups of 8-10 birds.

Not to be outdone, the Goldfinches show that like the Waxwings, they too can line up in a row single file.

Here's another Tree Topper.  A Robin.

With the recent rains the Robins have returned.

Here's a trio of Branching Birds. 

The Acorn Woodpecker on the left. Next to him facing away is a Ceder Waxwing, and on the far right a Robin. 

The California Quail do not even need a tree.  They find a bramble of blackberries provides a good watch tower platform.

The Downy Woodpecker likes the Big Leaf Maples, but will also pose as a finial on a Douglas Fir.

My Lesser Goldfinches wait to use the feeders from the safety of the Hazel brush.

Perhaps this bird on a branch is the reason why!