Three Birds!

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Thimble Holder

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012

I promised you three birds.

Bird #1

A mature male Acorn Woodpecker

Bird #2- a female Acorn Woodpecker

And Bird #3

Also a male Acorn Woodpecker...but...

Mature birds have reddish/pinkish eyes. So look at those blue eyes!

It's a young bird (probably newly fledged).

So the Acorn Woodpecker population is growing and that's good news.

And as a surprise Bird #4

A female Downy Woodpecker

She's a very sweet little bird.

Crows

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Needlecase

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Thimble Holder

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012 

I hear the young crow, but have not seen it for a couple of days.

I believe these to be the crow parents.

If they are nearby, that means the young crow is too.

Fantastic Flicker

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Thimble Holder

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012 

As promised.

A fantastic Flicker

In this case, a male. 

Suet lover 

I'm hoping to see  some young birds soon.

Pretty Birds

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Needlecase

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012

Hey pretty birds - time to shine!

Male House Finch

Male Black-headed Grosbeak

Steller's Jay

Two of 'em

Four Band-tailed Pigeons

Male California Quail

Standing guard!

Monday's Woodpeckers

Design - "Sewing Bees" - Thimble Holder

Designer - Schoolroom Samplings

Fabric - 28 count natural linen

Fibers - DMC & Needle Necessities - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 23 June 2012

Completed - 23 June 2012

A decent selection of woodpeckers-  though the Acorn Woodpeckers have been AWOL lately. 

Female Downy Woodpecker

Male Downy Woodpecker

Male Hairy Woodpecker

Female Red-shafted Norther Flicker

Male Red-shafted Norther Flicker

Just when I think the Acorn Woodpeckers have abandoned me...

One briefly pops in.

This is a male.

And the Best of Show!

A male Pileated Woodpecker!

The red mustache marks the bird as a male.

He hammered away on the dead top of a Big Leaf Maple.

It made a nice hollow sounding reverberation.

And he found food - see his tongue?

 I got several good looks.

Left 

Right

And bright eyes!