What a wonderful New Year this is going to be at our house. Look who moved into our new owl house! We put the owl house up this past fall and were hoping for a new tenant. What a treat this will be… an Eastern Screech Owl!
Eastern screech owls are usually monogamous and mate for life, They start their mating in the winter and usually lay their eggs in late February or March. Finger crossed….
We had stopped so I could take a few photos of Provincetown’s iconic Lobster Pot tree, when I heard so much noise coming from the tree. There were hundreds of birds flying in and out of the traps and they were chirping away. This little Finch stopped to bask in the sun for a minute. Isn’t he adorable?
I took a walk to the beach hoping that I might see a “winter bird” at Boat Meadow Creek and I was pleasantly surprised. Here was a male Common Eider swimming about with an occasional dive for food. (Click on blog link for other photo.)
Beautiful bird, don’t you think? Have you seen one this winter yet?
This little Downy Woodpecker has been hanging out in the bird house outside of our bedroom window. We see him each morning as it starts to get light. He must be spending the night there.
He is so cute when he puts his little head out the door and looks around. I love the feathers on his chin… it looks almost like a little goatee.
How cute is he?!
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