Peek-a-Boo!

Design - "Happy St. Patrick's Day"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 28 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - GAST and WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 3 April 2016

Completed - 9 April 2016

Peek-a-boo!

I see you!

The Tree Swallows want to move back into the house they used last year.

The Violet-green Swallows are house-hunting too.

Just when I thought that I'd seen the last of the Chestnut-backed Chickadees, they've shown up for a couple of days in a row.

 The Black-capped Chickadees are not going anywhere.

They have begun to sing in the morning.

A pair of Steller's Jays.

A pair of White-crowned Sparrows.

I've seen as many as five at a time. 

There are still more Golden-crowned Sparrows - often over a dozen.

It's challenging to tell a House Finch from a Purple Finch.

I've decided this a Purple Finch singing away...

  

...in part because this famale was close by - note the white eyebrow that distinguishes her from a House Finch.

My pair of Lesser Goldfinches come the feeders most days.

As often in the case, the female is more 'quietly colored' than the male. 

This is a less than wonderful photo, but I had to share it.

A few days ago I had my binoculars out to look at a woodpecker, when I looked up to see this large raptor with a snow white head and tail circling overhead.  Yep, it was a Bald Eagle! He flew around for five minutes or so before heading off.  That's probably a once in a lifetime sighting here.