Snow in coastal South Carolina? It's rare, but we've now had the white stuff in consecutive years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s.
We woke up to snow on the ground (and our bird feeders) on Feb. 1. It’s such a novelty here! Seeing birds in a snow setting was neat to capture on my feeder camera.
The Baltimore Orioles really crave the grape jelly, even it it's icy. Check out a Northern Cardinal enjoying a winter mix of seed and jelly.
A surprise visitor this winter has been the Orange-crowned Warbler. They too like the grape jelly.
The Hermit Thrush is another unique bird with a great name. All species are welcome to my year-round, all-weather buffet!
Another all-star this winter has been the Ruby-crowned Kinglet.
Such a trio of small, colorful birds with great names: Ruby-crowned Kinglets, Orange-crowned Warblers, and Hermit Thrushes!
I’ve tried to place the jelly dish at the end of the feeder so the seed feed won’t get in it. Plus it makes for a better video or still shot, being able to see all of the bird. This is a female Baltimore Oriole in the above clip and a still shot below.
Here’s a Yellow-rumped Warbler (another great bird name!) getting a big bite of jelly. The video follows.
This was a rainy day.
I do like these captures with the dish in that spot. But the problem is that it frequently gets knocked to the ground. I need to figure out how to make the dish more secure.
When Brown-headed Cowbirds drop by for food, they often come in force! This group is patiently lined up for a turn at the trough.
A Baltimore Oriole awaits his turn.
Here are some other birds caught on camera this winter.
A White-breasted Nuthatch with a nut in its bill. I think a sunflower seed is a nut. Well, I’m wrong. After checking, a sunflower seed is not a nut. It is a fruit of the sunflower plant.
Northern Cardinal
This was a unique sighting in early January. We have a golf course pond out our back window and I saw something different on this day. Glad I was able to get several photos of this Snowy Goose. I shared the discovery on my neighborhood’s Facebook site.
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