Day 40 - 'There's a Bluebird on my shoulder...'

Well, not actually on my shoulder but certainly on the feeder..  This is the first time that we have seen the male Eastern Bluebird, who is very colourful.  We have seen his mate, as above on the suet block, a couple of times.

The second phase of 'winter storm Dina' brought a steady snowfall this morning, which left us with a blanket of four or so inches of snow by lunchtime and sent the birds and squirrels into a feeding frenzy..

When the sun came out for a short while this afternoon, the landscape was very beautiful in the light and with the blue sky.

Soon the sun melted the ice and snow on the trees so that it was cascading to the ground, making a noise like heavy rain.

Meanwhile the squirrels kept on eating.  One was so engrossed in the sunflower seeds (put out for the birds) that he didn't seem to notice that he was sitting in the water dish..

We are travelling to Atlanta tomorrow afternoon where it should be a little warmer than here - everything has frozen solid tonight under clear skies.