Monday, April 10, 2017

An Easterish Egg and April Birds


Design - "Spring Two"
Designer -Ewe & Eye & Friends
Fabric - 32 count Yellow linen
Fiber - Anchor floss
Started - 15 March 2008
Completed - 19 March 2008

 Bringing back an older finish that embodies both spring and Easter.  

The birds are celebrating spring too.

Look at this White-crowned Sparrow singing his heart out.

The three white stripes on the head help to ID the bird. 

Blurry photo of a Bushtit.  
A small flock of 2-5 birds continues to come by. 

A New of the Year Bird!
Terrible photo, but the only one I've managed thus far of an Evening Grosbeak. First sighting was April 6th.

The same day I had my first glimpse this year of an American Goldfinch. 

So far, just one lonely male.

My surprise April visitor was this Brown-headed Cowbird.

They generally are not feeder birds.

They are rather handsome.
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8 comments:

  1. MargaretApril 10, 2017 at 5:05 AM

    Been enjoying reading through your blog on catch up mode. Nice pics! And that juvenile bald eagle in the other post. Pretty cool!

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  2. VickieApril 10, 2017 at 6:11 AM

    I absolutely love that first photograph!

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  3. wranglerkateApril 10, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    Hi! I so enjoy reading your blog every day. We're up in Battle Ground, WA so we see many of the same birds you do. But on Saturday, I saw something different and I wondered if you might help identify it. At first I thought it was one of our barn swallows (they've just starting arriving) - sort of navy blue and light taupey colored. But this bird was somewhat bigger, sitting on a fence post a field away, so I looked through our glasses and realized it was some sort of bird of prey. And it had striped feathers on its lower back (the way that flickers do). So I was wondering if you had ever seen such a thing or might know what this is. Thanks for all that you share! Kate.

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  4. wranglerkateApril 10, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    Back again - I think it might have been a kestrel. Do you see any where you're living? Kate.

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  5. cuckiApril 10, 2017 at 10:48 AM

    Aww sweet stitches and lovely photos xx

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  6. MaryOApril 11, 2017 at 8:46 AM

    Such lovely pics! The singing bird made my day! Thanks so much for maintaining this blog. I really look forward to it!

    MaryO1230
    San Pedro, CA

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  7. Pam in ILApril 11, 2017 at 1:50 PM

    Such a cute stitched egg. I love that the Goldfinches are showing their vibrant yellow again and I have lots of them. We also have lots of Brown-Headed Cowbirds. They are quite the noisy bunch and they clean out my feeders and suet. I must say that I don't approve of their parenting -- or should I say, lack of parenting, lol.

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  8. Astrids dragonApril 13, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    Sweet stitch, the fabric is perfect for spring.
    LOVE the singing sparrow!

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Thank you all. I appreciate that you've read my blog and are taking the time to comment.