Halloween Bird

 

Design - "Calendar October"

Designer - Ewe & Eye & Friends

Fabric - 32 count Raw Belfast linen

Fibers - Anchor - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 2 October 2010

Completed - 4 October 2010 

I refer to the Towhee as a Halloween Bird.

Why? It's those bright red eyes that do it for me.

Happy Halloween!

October Stitch October Bird

October Stitch

"Yikes"

Designer - Bent Creek

Chart - Yikes

Fabric - 11" x 9" Champagne linen

Started - 2 December 1998

Completed - 10 December 1998

 October Bird

Definitely an October bird. 

A Golden-crowned Sparrow.

And you can actually see the crown in these photos!

Nice Stitch Nice Bird

 

Chart - "Night Watch"

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Dirty Belfast linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 October 2014

Completed - 7 October 2014

Two good motifs - an owl and a pumpkin.  A very October stitch!

Nice Bird

A male Hairy Woodpecker

Bark Butter - it's what's for breakfast!

The red on his head is bright and clear.

To the left.

And to the right.

Chickadees

Design - "A Halloween Year - August - Spooky"

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 30 count WDW Putty linen

Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over two threads 

Started - 5 October 2011

Completed - 5 October 2011

Lots of Chickadees

Black-capped Chickadee

The Chestnut-backed Chickadees currently out number the Black-capped.

And just maybe they are cuter too.

What do you think? Pretty cute I think.

Breakfast Time

 

 Design - "Three Great White Pumpkin" (kit)

Designer - Heart in Hand

Fabric - 32 count Tumbleweed linen

Floss - GAST - 2 threads over 2 strands 

Started - 11 October 1999

Completed - 22 October 1999 

Breakfast Time

Peanuts anyone?

The crows and the Steller's Jays love peanuts.

The jays can jam several peanuts in their crop.

Still have some American Goldfinches.

And lots of House Finches.

A mix of finches at the feeder.

Breakfast time!

Big and Small

Design - "Be Very Scary"

Chart - "Hats Off to Halloween 2"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 28 count Amber linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 12 October 2014

Completed - 14 October 2014

The group of three crows came by on Wednesday.

I got photos of two of them.

Also had a few American Goldfinches.

Not sure how much longer they will linger.

Halloween

I dropped by Hiron's the other day to look at their fall displays.

Owls...

...owls...

...even more owls...

And all of them pretty darned cute!

Lots of wonderful Halloween displays.

Spooky stuff everywhere.

Oh and more owls in the front left!

Even black and orange trees.

I'm kinda partial to the orange and black spotted cream colored pumpkin.

HAPPY OWL-O-WEEN!!

Little Birds

Design - "A Halloween Year - Year II - Janaury - A Hoot"

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 30 count R & R Havana linen

Fibers - WDW & GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 7 October 2013

Completed - 9 October 2013

Not many photos to share today.

I am pleased though...

...to see Juncos once again.

And I've been regularly hearing Bewick's Wrens.

Finally got to see one.

Can you see it?

Blue Sky Birds

Design - "October Owls"

Chart - "October" #164

Designer - The Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Started - 3 November 2012

Completed - 4 November 2012

Blue sky birds

Most of the Band-tailed Pigeons are gone, but there are still a couple around.

Look at the crop of Douglas fir cones in that tree!

A California Scrub Jay

Rarely seen - a Scrub Jay and Steller's Jay at the feeders at the same time.

A great way to compare the two birds.