Season of Cheer

Readers share the joy of beautiful winter bird sightings

I TOOK THIS PHOTO of a black-capped chickadee in our yard on a snowy winter day. It landed on a red cedar branch and looked up at the sky, almost as if it was admiring the beautiful snowfall! Andy Raupp MONTELLO, WI I DECIDED TO PUT OUT my platform feeder on a frigid December day. This flock of blue jays appeared almost immediately! Victoria Schwinabart SWANTON, MD WE HAD JUST RECEIVED our first snowfall of the winter overnight, and this downy woodpecker stopped by for breakfast at my feeder. Debbie Parker MEDINA, OH The Naris Knows The feathers around a downy woodpecker’s nostrils, or nares, protect it from inhaling wood chips as it pecks on trees. IN THE DEPTHS OF a cold Saskatchewan winter, this crabapple tree, still laden with fruit, provided sustenance for a flock of pine…

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Birds & Blooms (Digital) - 1 Issue, December/January 2025

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