On a recent trip to the Adirondacks in upstate NY, I spent a considerable amount of time parked in a snowbank in front of my neighbor’s house. My neighbors are kind enough to let me squat in their yard so that I can photograph some of their winged visitors, as they happen to have some very busy, very popular bird feeders. The kind of bird feeders that get good word of beak and whose positive reviews transcend species.
Spring has yet to bloom in this part of New York, so it’s hard not to marvel at the bright yellow flash of a flock of Evening Grosbeaks against the piles of snow and gray tree trucks as they swoop in for a hearty breakfast of sunflower seeds. But they weren't the only ones crowding around the breakfast buffet: Woodpeckers, Nuthatches, Black-capped Chickadees and Red Squirrels were all in attendance.
While I wouldn’t consider myself a birding photographer, I can’t think of a more relaxing way to spend a winter morning than watching the mad flutter of wings and flurry of flying seeds while bird song and chatter echo through the forest.
As always, check out some of the photos below and enjoy!
