Critter
Furballs
Too many furry critters to work from bed this morning. Rosie started it when she decided to nap on my hand. 🥰
For some reason, my tiny little corner of the world seems to be a dog attractor. It's like a black hole, but for dogs. I try to find their people and if that fails I find them homes. Yesterday this little fella showed up with friends. They left, he didn't. I'm calling him Buddy.
Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata. They feed mainly on seeds and nuts, such as acorns, which, according to Wikipedia, they sometimes hide to eat later. I wonder how many birds to that? They also eat soft fruits, arthropods, and, occasionally, small vertebrates.
The eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Not the clearest photo, but if you look closely, you'll see that this towhee is having some dinner!
Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus, a small hawk, with males being the smallest hawks in North America. I almost missed this shot at the end of a day. I was finished but at the last moment decided to stay just a little longer. The hawk landed in front of me moments later.
The downy woodpecker, Dryobates pubescens, the smallest species of woodpecker in North America. I see and hear these often in the woods here.
The pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus. Pileated refers to the bird's prominent red crest, from the Latin pileatus meaning capped, is more prominent on the male. These are fairly common around here and I see or hear them a few times a month.
Bewick's wren, Thryomanes bewickii or Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus, but I'm not sure. They often visit around my tiny house and porch catching insects and spiders.
The red-bellied woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus. I see and hear these pretty woodpeckers all of the time, one of my favorite neighbors! The male has red from the beak all the way back.