Painted Bunting

So my friend (Diana) told me she had a Painted Bunting on her feeder on Sunday (right, I thought). She emailed me some photos.

We do not get Painted Buntings in Norman, Oklahoma in the winter....It doesn't happen....ever...errr except this winter. It is a Painted Bunting and it is winter. Everyone is amazed and excited about this bird. He has been eating White Proso Millet and loving it! I hope I get a chance to go see it. Amazing!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Mallards, the duck of ducks

The Mallards are probably the most recognizable ducks around. On the Christmas bird count we saw over 40 of them....both male and females.

Christmas lights

Christmas lights always excite me to the core. It's not the shopping, gifts, food, stockings, or the tree. It is the anticipation of something, the possibility of something, of what I am not sure.

Cardinals at sunset

Saw this an could not pass up the photo op.

Brown Creeper

Here is a Brown Creeper.

In Oklahoma they come in the fall and stay into the spring.

Northern Flicker

The Northern Flicker is in the woodpecker family. It has a very distinctive call. I always get excited when I see them. They are here in Oklahoma year round by I most often see them in the fall and winter.