Woodpeckers Part Two

Design - "March Blows"

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 28 count Country French Cafe Mocha linen

Floss - WDW and GAST 

Started - 10 July 2010

Completed - 11 July 2010

So these photos are all about Flickers.

A female contentedly eating suet.

No she's perched on a tree branch.

Her orange tail feathers are prominently.  Why it's called a Red-shafted Flicker I do not understand.

This is orange, NOT red!

And now a male flies in and fans out his tail feathers.

"Look at me!", he says.

I'm not sure she's impressed.

He is handsome though.

Woodpeckers Part One

Design - "Rosie Life" (kit)

Designer - Bent Creek

Fabric - 25 count Dublin Flax linen

Started - 3 September 2005

Completed - 5 September 2005 

From little to larger.

A male Downy Woodpecker

And here's another one.

Adorable

All ruffled up!

Neat and tidy once again.

And for size comparison, here's a male Hairy Woodpecker.

Lots of tongue action.

A bill that means business.

And a male Acorn Woodpecker came by again.

Where are the other members of your group buddy?

A lovely bird.

Keep popping in please.

Wonderful Woodpeckers

I've been saving this finish...

Design - "Hen & Chicks" 

Chart - "Bunnies & Chicks" #121 

Designer - Prairie Schooler

Fabric - 32 count Lambswool linen

Fibers - DMC

Started - 23 March 2011

Completed - 8 April 2011

A couple / three woodpeckers to share today.

A male Hairy Woodpecker.

A male Acorn Woodpecker

Another male Hairy Woodpecker

Acorn male up in a tree

And a female Flicker

Oh, and I heard a Pileated Woodpecker several times. Not bad!

Nesting Continues

Design - "Roster with a Quilted Tail"

Chart - "Roxie and Rooster"

Designer - Meme's Quilts

Fabric - 32 count R & R 18th Century Brown linen

Fibers - DMC- 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 18 August 2012

Completed - 20 August 2012

Though this is a small piece, it is dense with 14 different colors and serious back-stitching!

Nesting continues... 

Yet another Chestnut-backed Chickadee hard at work...

...gathering nesting material.

I've never had one use a nesting box.

I need to check to see if the Black-capped Chickadees are using their box on the back side of the shop.

The swallows are not yet gathering nesting material, so there is more activity yet to come. 

Yellow and Gold

Here we go!

Design - "The Chicken Sampler"

Designer - The Stitching Shed

Fabric - 28 count Antique White

Fibers - Anchor - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 5 May 2012

Completed - 16 June 2012

I'm finished - I know have six colorful chickens in my coop.  This is such a bright and cheery piece.  It would be easy to personalize by changing the colors to suit the stitcher's taste.

A had a nice, bright flock come by. 

This is the most American Goldfinches I've seen thus far.

They were hanging out...

...everywhere!

I always think they look like Christmas lights when they group up like this.

There was a ringer in the group...a Pine Siskin.

Can you spot it?