Saturday, April 30, 2022

Saturday's Critters

From little to large.

Chipmunk



 
Gray Squirrels




Deer

Back in velvet again

Back at the feeders

Friday, April 29, 2022

Flocking and Courting

Design - Rabbit ABC
Chart - Miniature Samplers IV
Designer - Homespun Elegance
Fabric - 28 count Wichelt Sandstone
Started - 19 May 2010
Completed - 20 May 2010 


Up high in the sky... 

A group of Turkey Vultures with a Red-tailed Hawk off to the upper left.

Courting Flickers

Male on the left and female on the right.

Lots of talking...

...and lots of posturing.

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Watching

Design - "A Flower and a Bunny" (kit)
Designer - Stone and Thread
Fabric - 30 count Scuppernog by WDW
Floss - WDW
Started - 1 April 2011
Completed - 6 April 2011

I continue to watch the changes in birds as April turns into May.


I generally see a White-throated Sparrow or a White-crowned Sparrow msot days.

This is a White-crowned Sparrow.


The Chestnut-backed Chickadees remain active too.

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Wednesday's Walk

The final walk in April - enjoy.


 










Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Nesting Time

 Design - "Small Blue Motif 1" (freebie)

Designer - Windy Willows

Fabric - 32 count cream linen
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Started - 23 April 2015
Completed - 23 April 2015

Black-capped Chickadees are starting to use the unprocessed cotton for nesting material.

I've watched a couple of birds grab bits of material.


So far they've headed off away from the house - not toward any of my nesting boxes.

The Violet-green Swallows continue to house hunt.

Perching atop the box seems to be a 'thing".

"It's ours and you can't have it!"

Monday, April 25, 2022

Up High

 

Design - "Tiny Rabbit"
Chart - "Soft Boiled"
Design - The Cricket Collection
Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads
Fabric - Bright pink linen scrap
Started - 22 March 2013
Completed - 23 March 2013

Sunday morning I watched several large Vs of geese flying overhead.

Heading north.

Spring is a time of large movements of birds.

Also up high...

a Turkey Vulture warming up on a cool spring morning.

Sunday, April 24, 2022

Sunday's Hummers

A good week with sightings of Anna's male and female and Rufous male and female birds. 

Anna's male


Rufous male








Anna's female


I did not manage to get a photo of the female Rufous - maybe next week.