It’s Albatrossity Monday! Then we have the frosty post that didn’t publish on Wednesday of last week, followed by a 3-part series from UncleEb.
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Albatrossity
Much of the country was hit with major cold temps and snowy weather in mid January, and my patch of Flyover Country was no exception. So I thought I should put together a batch of images from that time, even though some of us (including me) would really rather put that kind of weather in the rear-view mirror. Some of these are common backyard feeder birds, since last week’s series of birds at a feeder in North Carolina seemed to be well-received.
I was not able to get out and about as much as usual after a series of snowstorms dumped 5-8 inches here, and many of the back roads were either unplowed or inadequately plowed. That meant that I spent a lot of time filling the feeders, scattering seeds on the snow-covered deck, and replenishing the water in the birdbath, as well as watching to see what birds took advantage of those resources. A lot of them were Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis), who discovered the seeds on the deck quite quickly. As you may know, Dark-eyed Juncos come in a variety of flavors, and we get most of them here in Flyover Country. This is the pink-sided version. Click here to enlarge the image.