There's Always a Few Woodpeckers

Design - Bees

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - 10 count Lambswool Heatherfield

Fibers - DMC and WDW

Started - 5 May 2010

Completed - 9 May 2010

There's always a few woodpeckers around.

Male Flicker

Female Acorn Woodpecker

Her open mouth indicates that she was chattering the entire time I photographed her.

She had a lot to say.

What's Up?

 

Design - "Little Eggs" (kit)

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - unknown 32 count linen

Fibers - unknown silks - 1 strand over 2 threads

Satin stitch - 2 strands

Started - 16 April 2014

Completed - 28 April 2014

The crow pair is here every day.

They like to open and wash peanuts in the birdbath.

That means I have to clean it out every day.

Had a little Sharp-shined Hawk come by. 

It's so small, the squirrels paid no attention.

In the Tree Tops

Design - Bees

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - 10 count Lambswool Heatherfield

Fibers - DMC and WDW

Started - 5 May 2010

Completed - 9 May 2010

In the tree tops...

Male Black-headed Grosbeak

And another one

And yet another one

Band-tailed Pigeons

Steller's Jay

California Scrub Jay

Birds on the Southern Oregon Coast

 

Design - "Keeping the Bees" (kit)

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - 32 count Light Sand linen

Fibers - Silks - 1 strand over 2 threads

Started - 15 June 2015

Completed - 19 June 2015 

Last week we took a short trip on the southern Oregon coast from Coos Bay down to Gold Beach to attend a wedding. I managed to fit in a bit of birding. I heard many, many more species of birds than I was able to photograph. 

Barn Swallow

Song Sparrow

Ubiquitous Gull

Brewer's Blackbird

California Quail

White-crowned Sparrow

Douglas Squirrel

American Robin

Rufous Hummingbird

Crow

Band-tailed Pigeon

And a lovely wedding!

Woodpecker Couple

 

Design - "Little Eggs" (kit)

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - unknown 32 count linen

Fibers - unknown silks - 1 strand over 2 threads

Satin stitch - 2 strands

Started - 16 April 2014

Completed - 28 April 2014

A female and male Hairy Woodpecker.

Female

Male

And a couple of photos of a male Flicker.

They'll be pairing up soon.

Bee Skeps and Woodpeckers

Design - Bees

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - 10 count Lambswool Heatherfield

Fibers - DMC and WDW

Started - 5 May 2010

Completed - 9 May 2010

Woodpecker youngsters always delight.

A young Downy on the left learns how to eat "easy" suet calories with the help of the parent on the right.

The Flickers say that they too like suet.

Can you see his tongue?

Coming Soon?

 

Design - "Little Eggs" (kit)

Designer - Shepherd's Bush

Fabric - unknown 32 count linen

Fibers - unknown silks - 1 strand over 2 threads

Satin stitch - 2 strands

Started - 16 April 2014

Completed - 28 April 2014

Sometime this month I hope to see some of the colorful spring / summer birds.

American Goldfinches

They will bring some much needed color to the feeders.

Mid-April is the earliest I see them.

Later still the Black-headed Grosbeaks should return.

Males first.

And then the females.