June 10: House Finch

what am I

compared to this finch

her perfect grey bill

December 22: Feeder watch

Snow begins to fall.

As many juncos as flakes

under the feeders. 

September 6: Youth

heavy rain falling

young finches wait in feeders

chowing down, unafraid

July 3: Glimpse

The Gray Catbird is, as its name might indicate, a smooth slate grey color all over, with a black cap. But its undertail coverts, which we glimpsed when it was feeding at a suet block hanging by our kitchen window, are a surprising rusty red. A bit like catching a glimpse of a nun's fancy underpants.

 

On the window feeder

catbird flashes us

his red undertail.

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March 13: Storm Watch

Big storm tomorrow.

Jays have robbed the feeders

of all the peanuts.

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February 17: Come in!

Roused from our coffee

by friendly knocking--

woodpecker on suet.

 

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December 20: Pair-bonding

First the male cardinal

then the female

flushes from the bird feeder.

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May 12: In the window

Stained glass birds spinning

on one side, goldfinch feeding

on the other.

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October 7: In the feeder

Pert fledgling sparrow

has no idea

what it's in for this winter.

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February 22: Hopeful

Wren on the suet--

we just might make it

through the winter.

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February 14: Valentine

Valentine's Day--

pair of cardinals at the feeder,

starling's wolf whistle.

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February 5: Bird flurry

Flurry of siskins

flocks the snowy feeder--

a bright storm of birds.

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January 7: Vole

Even the vole eating seed

under the birdfeeder

seems slowed by cold.

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November 10: Blue Monday

Most people aren't thrilled when Blue Jays dominate their bird feeders.

I wasn't expecting
my office visitor
to defend Blue Jays.

October 9: Urgency

Squadron of jays
bombards the feeders all day.
Waiting for that call.

August 5: Gathering storm

As clouds gather
the finches grow louder.
I need a nap.

March 31: Neighbors

Crows have discovered

the neighbors' compost bin.

Here, we feed finches.

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March 4: At the window

Cardinal pauses
in his eating, watches me
for a long time.

February 6: Mouse tracks in the snow

Mouse tracks under the feeders.
I hope the birds
have been sloppy eaters.

February 4: Cardinal at dusk

Male cardinal is always one of the last birds to visit the feeder at day's end.

Lighter at 5:00pm now,
but I still can't see
the cardinal's red.