He's Back!

Chart - "Rabbit"

Designer - Fanci That - Pumpkin Match Lane Series

Fabric - Rough Rustic Linen

Fibers - DMC

Completed - 2009

He's back!

First of the season male Black-headed Grosbeak.

I've been hearing them singing for a few days.

Then on Friday, the first bird.

Saturday morning I saw three guys and one gal.

They are one of my favorite summer visitors.

Such bold colors.

Welcome back Mr. Big Beak!

Little Guys Again

Design - "Chocolate Heart"

Chart - "Chocolate Stick Valentines"

Designer - Fanci That

Fabric - 28 count Milk Chocolate linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 February 2014

Completed - 15 February 2014

Little Guys again.

A bright-eyed Black-capped Chickadee

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

A glimpse of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Tuesday Trifecta

 

Design - "Fuzzy Mitten" (C-9)

Designer - Fanci This

Fabric - 32 count Pearl Gray Belfast Zweigart linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 9 January 2013

Completed - 12 January 2013

Tuesday Trifecta

  

#1. Ruby-crowned Kinglet

#2. Red-breasted Nuthatch

I've seen two of them utilizing the front feeders

Gotta' love these guys

Note the black strip through the eye

#3. Bewick's Wren

Another cutie

My Winter Trio makes me very happy.

Pine Siskins

 

Design - "Fuzzy Mitten" (C-9)

Designer - Fanci This

Fabric - 32 count Pearl Gray Belfast Zweigart linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 9 January 2013

Completed - 12 January 2013 

It's a Pine Siskin Winter in Oregon.

I have a decent sized flock of birds.

Yellow wingbars and sharp bills. 

They hang out together in the trees awaiting a turn at the feeders.

It continues to be cold and foggy.

Solitary Woodpecker

Design - "Carrot Patch"

Designer - Fanci That

Fabric - 32 count Lilac Belfast linen

Fibers - GAST

Started - 20 August 2010

Completed - 21 August 2010 

Not much to share today.

Who is that?

Now can you tell?

It's a male Hairy Woodpecker.

Love him some suet.

Perched sitting on the 2"x4" with the strong tail feathers for balance.

Looking

Chart - "Rabbit"

Designer - Fanci That - Pumpkin Match Lane Series

Fabric - Rough Rustic Linen

Fibers - DMC

Completed - 2009

I like it very much - stitched it on a rough rustic linen that I think works well. I tweaked the piece a little bit - decided to outline the tail and both ears though it was not charted that way, and changed the color of the whisker.

I've counted between 6-8 Violet Green Swallows.

And they are just beginning to scope out housing options.

This one looks likely.

A male

And a female - both looking.

Junco Celebration

 

Design - "Chocolate Heart"

Chart - "Chocolate Stick Valentines"

Designer - Fanci That

Fabric - 28 count Milk Chocolate linen

Fibers - GAST - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 15 February 2014

Completed - 15 February 2014

It's a Junco Celebration today.

The males have darker / blacker heads.

Male and female

They like sunflower seed

...and suet.

Male and female

Enjoying a mild February day.