Weekly Grist Gallery, February 13, 2011
Snow birds
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 here in Pine Bluff, Arkansas we received about six to seven inches of the snow. The storm was a daytime event so we were able to watch the progress. Pat Dempsey, my roommate and wife, in a mission of mercy, loaded our bird feeder several times. Since we were the only game in the neighborhood we were inundated with Cardinals, Chickadees, English Sparrows, and one lonely Red Bellied Woodpecker. They put on a fine show. We shot the action from an open window, using the house as a blind. See the stories behind the pictures here and here.
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The male cardinals staked their claims early.
It appears to be the eternal triangle. Which is the girl friend and which is the wife?
Now we know
This big boy is giving the camera a quick glance.
Maybe a different outlook on life will explain things.
The snow continues.
Neighbors eye each other with caution.
Cleared for landing on runway one and two.
Eyeing the spoils, getting ready to make his move.
This twig is close to the window from which I shot. Only the most curious birds would land on it.
Fat, but maybe not so happy under the circumstances.
Caught in the act.
Precursor to a turf battle.
A Red-Bellied Woodpecker shows up to join the fun.
They are not speaking,
Step away from the birdseed, we have you surrounded.
A neighborhood gathering
Sometimes, a girl has to just get away from it all.
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