So who came to visit the feeder yesterday?
Within the huge order Passeriformes, the family Troglodytidae includes small insectivore birds. They are New World species except the Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) which also occurs in the Old World.
Based on the pronounced white eyebrow and overall rusty brown of this cheeky bird, I'm guessing Carolina Wren.
I've figured out a way to get closer photos of the birdfeeder in action: bird blind!
Downy versus Hairy? I'm guessing Hairy Woodpecker again, based on size and the comma. It's a close call, though.
Also, I've had this orb photo sitting around for over a week, so it's getting posted.
And final piece of business for this blog post: Carmi at Written, Inc. has a topic, "Stumped". We had some trees that were dead and threatening to fall on the house removed several years back. A team of three came in, with a crane, and did the work. They also made one hell of a mess. When we had to get this one removed, my brother had a friend of his, a forester, come by. He cut the tree down by himself, and carved this chair and footrest out of the stump.
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