Busy Couple Days In The Garden

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)

A very cold Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The temperature fell to -2° on Saturday, Christmas Eve morning, and by Christmas Day the temperature had risen to a “warm” 32° in the afternoon.

Yellow-shafted Flicker (Colaptes auratus)

This brought at least 12 species of birds to the garden where I had scattered sunflower seeds. Extra calories to help them stay warm.

A Chickadee (Poecile) with a blur of a Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) in the background

As popular as the sunflower seeds were, the birdbath certainly attracted as much attention.

Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)

A simple water warmer kept the water in liquid form which was in great demand.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.