The shots that become available in the winter are some of my favorites. I think that it’s hard to beat

a photo that’s captured when the snow is coming down...take for example, this young lady pictured here.

Here are a pair of shots of a

really gorgeous Cardinal female.

I set up a special “photographic blind” in the window of my utility room where

I could aim my camera at this feeder from just the width of my porch. This

meant that I could stay indoors, in any weather, and still get some photos!

24 Apr 2012

24 Apr 2012

18 Apr 2012

I tried an experiment in getting the birds to come closer to me in 2012. I made

a small, 10x6-inch, platform feeder to slip over the railing of my back porch.

Some birds, like the

Chipping Sparrows, had no

fear, and visited the

feeder right away. For

other birds, like the

Cardinal seen here, it was

several weeks before they

would venture so near to

the house. But eventually,

nearly all the birds got

comfortable with it and

came regularly.

18 Apr 2012