Saturday, November 17, 2018

Winter Finches( Grosbeaks) for Saturday Critters

I was very pleased to read this week that there is an expected influx of winter finches in my area and so on the day of my reading that information  I went out looking for Grosbeaks and red berries.  I went to my favourite pond area where I usually find ducks, but knew there were red berries there also and I found a Pine Grosbeak feeding on berries!  What a wonderful surprise and find!!

The next day I was hoping to see an Evening Grosbeak show up and they did!, a small flock with both male nd females within the group.
A male E. Grosbeak in Bird Alley

shown above  ,   male Evening Grosbeaks

above , a female Evening Grosbeak

Other  species of large iterant berry feeding birds, Bohemian Waxwings, (although not winter finches) stopped by to feed on our ornamental crab-apples

I had a wonderful week viewing feeding birds 
I am linking today to Eileen's Saturday Critters which can be found at: viewingbirdswitheileen.blogspot.ca



7 comments:

  1. Hello, wow you have seen some awesome birds. I was hoping to see some of these migrants come my way. I would love to see the Pine Grosbeak and the Bohemian Waxwings. Great photos. Thanks for linking and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your day and weekend!

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  2. We are predicted to have a winter finch invasion this year, so I am hoping for these species locally. Friends of mine already have Pine. Siskins at their feeders but they haven’t found me yet.

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  3. These really are gorgeous and see like 'winter' birds that love the winter berries. Beautiful photos! Enjoy your weekend!

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  4. Lovely pictures. I love to see the Waxwings though. Such colourful birds. Very unique.

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  5. Gorgeous photos! And I love your header too.

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  6. Good work! We have so many birds at the feeders. And snow!!!!
    (ツ) from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

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  7. Darling little birds

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