Sunday's Hummers

This Sunday I have a few photos of a couple of female Anna's.

Enjoy.

 

Saturday's Critter

 

Just a single, solitary brush rabbit to share with you this week.

Hope you are off to a good start and enjoying your weekend.

January / February Mash Up

 

Design - "Frosty Valentine" (Black Sheep kit)

Designer - Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Cameo Rose linen

Fibers - Anchor - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 1 February 2008

Completed - 25 February 2008

This stitch works as a January snowman and a February heart! 

Some of the birds sport a bit of February red too.

Male Downy Woodpecker

Pair of Acorn Woodpeckers

Male

Female

Both

Two females

They drill holes in this tree, but never store anything here.

Celebrating Blue

Design - "You Melt My Heart" (freebie)

Designer - Barbara Ana Designs

Fabric - 28 count Light Blue Jobelan

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 18 February 2018

Finished - 26 February 2018

Three years later I'm still in love with the light blue linen backdrop.

Here's a bit more blue.

Steller's Jay

A bite to eat

Junco

The Song Sparrows are already singing!

Towhee

Wet and Wild Wednesday

 

A miserable day. It could not decide whether to rain, sleet or snow.

Very much a stay inside day.

Smile!

Design - "Snow Joe"

Magazine - Just Cross Stitch Ornament Issue 2000

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count natural linen

Fibers - 2 strands over 2 threads GAST & WDW

Started - 19 January 2015

Completed - 24 January 2015

 

I do enjoy watching the California Quail.

The males are such handsome fellows.

Something for Everyone

Design - "Snowman Two" - Be Jolly

Chart - Snowman Trilogy

Designer - Val's Stitchin Stuff

Fabric - 28 count Flax linen

Fibers - Crescent Colors and Wildflowers

Started - 17 January 2011

Completed - 22 January 2011

There've been some BIG birds around.  

Red-tailed Hawk

Turkey Vulture

And some little birds too -

...including Bushtits.

Upside down

Very acrobatic!

Dark-eyed Junco

Female Lesser Goldfinch

Sunday's Hummers

 

Light is everything!

This is the same bird as photographed above.

Male Anna's Hummingbird

The remainder of the photos are all female Anna's.

Hope you enjoyed!

Saturday's Critters

It's been cold, so no chipmunks.  Here's an eastern gray squirrel.

And here's a highly-talented doe!

Christmas in January?

I know, Christmas is so last year, but the colors and style of this stitch are calling to me.  What do you think? 
 

On the woodpecker front, besides the Pileated activity, I've had two male Downy Woodpeckers on a daily basis.

Look how he is perched - his feet are almost at shoulder height.

The tail feathers provide a counter balancce. 

There's Nothing like suet!

I did see all three of the Acorn Woodpeckers recently, but no photos.

Flickers will have to do.

I've had as many as five, though three is more normal.

Most often two males and a female.

Here's looking at you!