Acorn Woodpeckers

Design - "July"

Chart - "3 for 2 July"

Designer- Curtis Boehringer Cross Stitch

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel

Fibers- DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 2 July 2016

Completed - 3 July 2016 

Acorn Woodpeckers

Here's a newly fledged male.

He's a blue-eyed baby boy.

And the head feathers on his head are mottled.

Playing with his food!

A female and male on a tree

In a tree

And at the feeders!

It's Friday

Design - "For Forty Days and Forty Nights"

Chart - "Noah's Guardian Angel"

Designer - Curtis Boehringer

Fabric - 28 count Putty linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 17 August 2015

Completed - 18 August 2015

I think this is my favorite Noah stitch. 

The birds...

One Hairy Woodpecker

Two Hairy Woodpeckers

A Towhee

A Black-capped Chickadee

Mouth full!

Monday's Mix

Design - "Watermellon"

Chart - "123 August"

Designer - Curtis Boehringer

Fabric - 32 count Antique White Jobelan

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 4 August 2016

Completed - 5 August 2016

Woodpecker mix  

The Hairy Woodpeckers are in love with the mature mulleins.

Immature Hairy

Immature Flicker

Male Acorn Woodpecker

Back to the mulleins we go!

Female Acorn Woodpecker

Make sure you too stay alert!

Lots of Different Birds

Design - "August"

Chart - "123 August"

Designer - Curtis Boehringer

Fabric -32 count Antique White Jobelan

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 11 August 2015

Completed - 12 August 2015 

Snapshots of several species.

Handsome Steller's Jay

Bedraggled molting Steller's Jay 

Song Sparrow

Close up

Goldfinch

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Looking coy 

American Robin

Straight on

Black-capped Chickadee

To the right

And to the left

Female Black-headed Grosbeak

Molting Scrub Jay

It's not a good look!

Grosbeak Monday

Design - "July"

Chart - "3 for 2 July"

Designer- Curtis Boehringer Cross Stitch

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel

Fibers- DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 2 July 2016

Completed - 3 July 2016 

Grosbeak Monday!

Male Black-headed Grosbeak

Young Black-headed Grosbeak

And another male

The males will head off south by mid-August, so I'm enjoying them while they are still here.

Unusual Guys

Design - "August"

Chart - "123 August"

Designer - Curtis Boehringer

Fabric -32 count Antique White Jobelan

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 11 August 2015

Completed - 12 August 2015

A couple of unusual guys flew in. 

A male Wilson's Warbler

Ironic - my best shot

And then this guy - see him?

Closer up photo - not sure of ID so it's a mystery bird.