Been so much activity at the bird feeders this week, that there is hardly enough time to put the
birding binoculars down to eat. I suspect that may be one good way to lose weight, but it is also a good way for your oatmeal to go cold and who wants to eat cold oatmeal on a winter morning?
The latest arrivals, of all things, has been several Mourning Doves. It's not the first time I've had Morning Doves as my guests in the winter, but it still surprises me that this bird, with its reputation as being a bit sensitive to cold weather, has a few individuals that stay on through the winter this far north in Milwaukee. For sure, the doves are quite lovely in my
Nikon Premier LX binocular, which I keep handy on my kitchen table. Okay, this is probably more binocular than I need for use as a
bird feeder binocular, but that is one little luxury I enjoy.
This far north, White-throated Sparrows are a staple and it is a rare morning without these handsome sparrows picking up leftovers on the ground below the feeder or in the garden underbrush. Also reporting good numbers nuthatches, woodpeckers and chickadees galore and the usual spectacular Cardinals.
I will try to get some
digiscoping pics of some of my feeder birds posted next week, once I get a better internet connection. The old dial up we are now using just makes it too darn slow to download.