Birds and book, day 15 of 2012 (Also SNOW!)
Today it snowed. A lot. It was gorgeous. And somewhat alarming, especially as the MoT had to catch a flight back to Boise this afternoon. We ended up calling Shuttle Express which worked a treat, aside from some miscommunication about the payment. All's well that ends well; the MoT arrived safely home despite a slight delay in her flight.
After she was gone, Eli and I walked up the hill to get supplies (ham hocks, guitar strings, gunpowder, and corn meal). We also invested in a plastic toboggan at Bartell which was very handy for hauling all our goods home (photo to follow if I can get a copy off Eli's phone). After unloading (me) and shoveling the walk (Eli), we took the toboggan (weight limit: 275 pounds!) to the hill nearby where we each had several excellent rides, involving a number of crashes into the curb or near-collisions with parked cars. We may neither of us walk tomorrow, and some of us became quite covered in snow, but it was glorious.
Earlier in the day, there were birds. Where there are birds, there are photos, though possibly not until tomorrow; it's very late. Again.
Birds
house finches
house sparrows
black-capped chickadees
dark-eyed juncos
goldfinches
Anna's hummingbirds
Bewick's wren
Townsend's warbler
yellow-rumped warblers
bushtits
song sparrow
gold-crowned/white throated sparrow
starlings
gulls
pigeons
robin
crows
northern flicker
Book
Not so much
Traditional cat toss paw prints
Chickadee in snow!
The white-throated/gold-crowned hybrid continues to stick around. (Note alarming feet.)
No bird is present in this photo.
My favorite of the day; a very puffy junco from below
A very red house finch
It was an absolute madhouse of birds. Four goldfinches, waiting for room to open up at the feeders
Yellow-rumped warbler in a not-so-snowy patch
The Townsend's warbler has been gratifyingly sticking around, too.
Note lack of yellow-rump.
After she was gone, Eli and I walked up the hill to get supplies (ham hocks, guitar strings, gunpowder, and corn meal). We also invested in a plastic toboggan at Bartell which was very handy for hauling all our goods home (photo to follow if I can get a copy off Eli's phone). After unloading (me) and shoveling the walk (Eli), we took the toboggan (weight limit: 275 pounds!) to the hill nearby where we each had several excellent rides, involving a number of crashes into the curb or near-collisions with parked cars. We may neither of us walk tomorrow, and some of us became quite covered in snow, but it was glorious.
Earlier in the day, there were birds. Where there are birds, there are photos, though possibly not until tomorrow; it's very late. Again.
Birds
house finches
house sparrows
black-capped chickadees
dark-eyed juncos
goldfinches
Anna's hummingbirds
Bewick's wren
Townsend's warbler
yellow-rumped warblers
bushtits
song sparrow
gold-crowned/white throated sparrow
starlings
gulls
pigeons
robin
crows
northern flicker
Book
Not so much
Traditional cat toss paw prints
Chickadee in snow!
The white-throated/gold-crowned hybrid continues to stick around. (Note alarming feet.)
No bird is present in this photo.
My favorite of the day; a very puffy junco from below
A very red house finch
It was an absolute madhouse of birds. Four goldfinches, waiting for room to open up at the feeders
Yellow-rumped warbler in a not-so-snowy patch
The Townsend's warbler has been gratifyingly sticking around, too.
Note lack of yellow-rump.