Wednesday's Walk

It's a lovely day.  Off we go!

Osoberry

Hazel Catkins

Osoberry

Mosses

The Big Creek

Osoberry

Turkey Tail Mushrooms

More

And more

Early spring blossoms

Happy Wednesday Walk!

Another Woodpecker

Chart - "A Year of Flowers" 

Design - "March"

Designer - The Drawn Thread"

Fabric - 30 count R & R Irish Creme linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 25 March 2014

Completed - 25 March 2014

Spring is here!

And here's another woodpecker.

This time it's a female Red-shafted Northern Flicker.

I usually just refer to them as Flickers.

That said, most of the country has Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker which look quite different.

Every once in a while we have a hybrid which combines the characteristics of the two sub-species.

Anyway, she's lovely.

Look Who Has Returned

Design - "Awakening" (freebie)

Designer - The Primitive Hare

Fabric - 28 count mystery fabric

Floss - WDW & DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 7 March 2014

Completed - 8 March 2014

Look who has returned! 

A female Acorn Woodpecker.

The small group of birds I see spring through early fall mostly disappears from November thru February.

So it's good to have her back.

She showed up briefly both Saturday and Sunday.

I'm hoping the males will also swing by in the near future.

Sunday's Hummers

So I have a mix of birds this week.

As discussed earlier, a male Rufous came by.

Here's a female Anna's

She has a feather sticking out on breast.

And to compare...

Saturday evening I saw my first of season FEMALE Rufous Hummingbird.

Note the brown on her breast.

This compares to the Anna's female...

who has a greeny/white breast.

The birds are back in force!

Saturday's Critters

Just a bunch of gray squirrels.

 

He's Baacckk!

Design - "A Bit of March"

Designer - Lizzie Kate

Fabric - 28 count Light Mocha Cashel

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 March 2016

Completed - 26 March 2016  

He's baacckk!!

Thursday evening I had my first of the season confirmed sighting of a male Rufous Hummingbird.

The males head north earlier than the females and juveniles to scope out a territory to defend when the females arrive. 

Anyway, so glad to see one has returned.

This was around 7pm so not the best light to show of his copper throat colors.

I'm hoping to get some better photos Friday and Saturday.

And now we await the return of the females!

Happy Spring Migration!