Autumns often deep cold days
inspired the spirit and stance of hibernation early for me
the forest cloaked in snow is lovely
with a deep sense of quiet
the little birds still come to me
inspiring joy and calm all at once
this mountain chickadee has a much narrower head than most of them
sweet black capped chickadee
landing for a sunflower seed
chestnut-backed chickadee
These are the three chickadees that visit me
and then there is the nuthatch:
if it weren't for the tiny birds
a winter hush would be throughout the land
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lovely holidays to you and yours
Sweet Solstice to one and all!
slowly our days will become longer......
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What beautiful snow that decorates your lovely environment. I do love all your sweet feathered friends. They seem so tame the way they perch upon your fingers. What joy you must feel when they do that!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your visit and for the lovely quotation you gave me!
Sending you sweet thoughts and happy days!
Thank you for enjoying these Sandra. I can see how they seem tame. But they grab a seed and are off to a tree in an instant usually. No petting going on ;-)
DeleteHappy Holidays in the snowy fairytale that's around you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rossichka! Lovely holidays to you!
DeleteThank you, Tammie! Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
Deletethank you for sharing your blessings! "the little birds still come to me
ReplyDeleteinspiring joy and calm all at once" YES!
Thank you for sharing the quote that touched you!
DeleteAmazing photos, Tammie. Today I thought of you as I went through the forest on my skis. No birds, but a wonderful calm was like a gift. Your photos show that peace, too.
ReplyDeleteYour skiing time sounds wonderful. I have not skied yet this winter, and now the snow is melting away.
DeleteAs we swelter in record breaking heat and fires I cannot tell you how welcome your post it - and isn't it a privilege when birds trust us and feed from our hands.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry that you are going through that. Wildfires are horrible to be around and scary too. Wishing you just the right amount of rain!
DeleteThank you for the winter report of your faily land, Tammie. Being enveloped in the snow, occasional chirps of birds, and sill more, the bird perching on your hand - this is peace itself.
ReplyDeleteYoko
They do inspire peace. Part of it is standing in the forest, like a tree, with my hand outstretched. Peace inspiring indeed.
DeleteMagical.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda.
DeleteDo you know that your link does not take us to a blog anymore?
Your winter shots are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lady Fi.
DeleteYou are the bird whisperer. Indeed, a sweet Solstice and all good holiday season! This is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteIt really is fun having them be part of my life. Fun and deeply moving.
DeleteCON ESTE FRIO!!!!
ReplyDeleteQUE HERMOSOS SON.
ACA CON FRIO Y MUCHAS INUNDACIONES.
SALUDITOS
Are you saying that you have floods in your area? If so I am sorry to hear that.
DeleteYes, some of our birds stay for the winter cold, not many, but we love the ones that do.
Those birds are adorable. They have wings so I don't quite understand why these particular birds hasn't flown to a warmer place but they seems to quite at ease in the snow. But it's lovely to see them anyhow.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
Hello Lissa,
DeleteMost birds do fly away before winter. But we have some that stay and they are sweet company in the otherwise quiet season out here in our woods.
I love seeing them, listening to them and having them come to me for seeds. The couple of times that I have held them, they make my hand so warm! Down feathers. But yes, it is amazing they can live through winter.
Such beauty ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol.
DeleteHi Tammie Lee,
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos.
My the chestnut backed chickadee looks so pretty.
They are such delightful happy birds!
I had a peek at your artwork, too. Lovely!
Happy holidays!
I agree, the chestnut-backed are lovely, that color!
DeleteThank you for enjoying my art as well.
The little birds are so adorable. But tough they must be too, to survive the cold of winter.
ReplyDeleteYou live in a beautiful area. Giving wonderful opportunities for your camera.
Blessings of Yule, and Christmas, to you...
🌲🌞🌲
you are right, they are made for winter, or surely they would leave like the majority of birds do.
DeleteI do love it here.
A blessed Solstice to you Tammie :) Your world is lovely and so are the birds! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Rain.
DeleteI think it is lovely too.
What A Stunning Location - So Gorgeous - Happy Little Birds
ReplyDeleteCheers
Thank you Padre
DeleteBeautiful...and magical!
ReplyDeleteThank you for enjoying!
DeleteWhat an amzing splace,Tammie.
ReplyDeleteIt is so dramatic, and the birds are adorable.
I hope you have a wonderful New Year.
Tomoko
Hello Tomoko,
DeleteI do love the little birds.
Wonderful new year to you too!
We have the black capped chickadee down here, and the boreal in the northern woods. I agee that the little birds make winter special. The best to you in the new year.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe the Chickadee comes right to you. That is incredible.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are wonderful, truly.
~Sheri