Black-headed Grosbeak Celebration

Design - "Black-headed Grosbeak"

Chart - "The Bird Collection - Part 1"

Designer - Heartstring Samplery

Fabric - 32 count Picture This Plus Wren linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 24 April 2016

Completed - 14 May 2016

I only made one slight change, and that was the eye. I changed it from black to dark brown.

Let's continue our Black-headed Grosbeak celebration.

I think this is my favorite photo for this year thus far.

I love the lime green of the leaves and background.

And while my stitch is of a male, we need to acknowledge that there are female Black-headed Grosbeaks too.

They are pretty birds too.

The males often have a drink.

The birds have that characteristic large seed-crunching beak. 

Here's the beak doing what it does best - cracking a seed open.

This guy was enjoying a bath.

The males have a very pretty song.  I've been told that it sounds like a 'rollicking Robin" as a way to help recognize it.  You can hear it here under the Typical Voice link. 

And speaking of Grosbeaks...

This has been a weird year for Evening Grosbeaks.  I am worried that my population peaked back on May 7th. Since then I've heard them most days, but it is rare that I see them.  And if I do, it is only one or two birds.