Wintering birds and a recipe

As the cold winds blow...

Mourning Doves

only a nut like me would stand in one spot for any length of time to get a few bird shots.

I know the European Starling are hated by many but they do have beautiful feathers in the colder months. They need to eat, too, and really go for the suet.

Though they’re sometimes resented for their abundance and aggressiveness, they’re still dazzling birds when you get a good look. Covered in white spots during winter, they turn dark and glossy in summer. 

And this cutie took his sweet time figuring out how to get inside the squirrel feeder. He's used to eating at the bird feeders but will soon realize that he can be out of the cold wind while dining.

It was too cold to stand there waiting but I did see him inside later from the kitchen window.

Our female cardinal showed up. 
A few hundred chickadees and juncos joined in and our mourning  doves stopped by for lunch.

I walked to the back of our property to clean up some fallen branches. The snow is deep but hard so it was easy to walk on.

All the birds now feed at the front feeders.

Our stone wall is covered in snow.

It borders two sides of our property.

Time for tea

Black tea, that is, and cookies

and I'm showing off my favorite milk pitcher.

named

Rural England.

The cookies are 

chocolate chip pecan

and they are made in one bowl. :)

you will need...

1/2 cup soft butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/4 tsp vanilla

1 c flour

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

2 tsp corn starch

1/3 c chocolate chips

1/3 c pecans

Line cookie sheet with parchment paper

Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Enjoy!

Think like a cat

and do stay warm.

Deb