When I went out to the car to fetch the bag of cat kibble this afternoon, a black vulture came out from behind the car. It didn't fly off, but just walked away. Judging by the size, it appeared to be a young one. So odd. No injury that I could see, such as limping or dragging a wing. I felt bad because I had nothing to offer it to eat. I do have some pumpkins out there that the deer have been eating on.
On our dogwalk this morning, I saw a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. A flock of Cedar Waxwings and some Robins were gobbling up the fruit of a Bradford pear tree. The light wasn't great, but you can't mistake that profile of the Waxwings.
A cute little Carolina wren is roosting in the Williamsburg bottle house by the front door. That means when I enter the house after dusk/dark I have to go around the house and use the back door so as not to disturb it. A couple times I forgot and it came flying out. Made me feel guilty. I added some dried white pine needles in late fall, making it warmer. Just checked, and I can see the fluffed feathers of the little munchkin.
A Brown Creeper visited twice today. It was going up the walnut tree trunk but didn't stop at the suet. Just lucky to look out the patio door at the right time.
The Pileateds still regulars at the suet and add welcome color to the landscape.
On Wednesday, I drove by a nursery in Winchester that sells a ton of Christmas trees. They had closed for the season, but I was thrilled to find they had put some unsold Fraser Firs outside the gate. Very nice of them. I loaded four of them into my Subaru. Tied to the nest box posts they will be additional places for the birds and green up the yard.
