Handsome and Ratty

Design - "August Rings"

Designer - Bent Creek 

Fabric - 32 count Country French Cafe mocha linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW -2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 26 August 2016

Completed - 28 August 2016  

Handsome and Ratty

A handsome female Hairy Woodpecker 

A Steller's Jay

Eating

Gorging!

Oh but are there ever some ugly birds during molting season~

This jay looks much better.

Though I think the crest is not back to peak condition.

Hey Birdie!

Design - "Wave"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 30 count linen

Fibers - GAST & WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 11 July 2014

Completed - 13 July 2014

I usually get bored become impatient while stitching an alphabet, mentally counting, "Okay we're at 'M' - half way done now - 13 more to go!" This however, was a fast and fun alphabet, circling around the chart. Notice the letter 'O' is a taupe button.

Up high and far away...

I finally spied my first Cedar Waxwing of the year.

I've been hearing them, but not seeing them.

Usually they are in a flock, so a single bird is unusual.

More usual is a single female Flicker.

She struck several poses for me.

She's now got a pretty good portfolio of work!

Woodpeckers

Design - "Eagle on an Egg" (kit)

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 28 count Flax linen

Fibers - WDW - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 12 July 2015

Completed - 18 July 2015

So...

I have at least four Acorn Woodpeckers. See them?

And there maybe five, not sure about that.

Of course there are Flickers 

Acorn and Flicker

And there's even a little female Downy Woodpecker!

Back to Flickers

And Acorns

Here's a male Hairy Woodpecker

Blue skies and woodpeckers - a great summer day.

Back to Woodpeckers

 

Design - "Plum Berry Sampler"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 32 count Touchstone linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 2 February 2001

Completed - 27 February 2001

Back to woodpeckers...

A female Flicker looking for ants.

A male Acorn Woodpecker

I had two of them the other day.

A male Hairy Woodpecker

Love me some suet!

A lovely day over all.

The Crows

Design - "May Blooms"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 32 count French Country Cafe Mocha

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - May 2015

Completed - May 2015

Had a couple of crows on Sunday.

Looking

Eating

Ajax was on my lap watching, but she's decided the crows are too aggressive to take on.