Hermit Thrush

I was happy, happy, happy today that the hermit thrush came for water again, & I also saw the rufous sided towhee in the trees,but he didn`t come very close . His color really stands out in the trees.
I am hooking up with this link today...

http://id-rather-b-birdin.blogspot.com/ 

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone had a happy turkey day.This is the first year I haven`t cooked in I don`t know how long.I`m the only one who stuffs the turkey with oyster stuffing & I really miss that this year.One year I did it the Martha Stewart way,dipping cheesecloth in unsalted butter & white wine,letting it soak up & wrapping the turkey up with it.When it baked,it looked black,so we were all surprised when I took the cheesecloth off & it was really,really good,one of the best turkeys I`ve ever made.My first year I stuffed the turkey with the frozen gizzards still in the bag & in the turkey.It was a shock to me when the dh carved it & out came this paper with these "things" in it.I think someone won some money in a video of that happenning to them,been there,already done that.
The vultures are still coming ,fewer in number now.They have been very vocal,using that piercing,shrill call while crusing around.Some feeders pics of birds we had this month,my feeder is clean,it is just discolored,maybe Santa will bring me a new one?

Male Goldfinch

Don`t you just feel this way some days?

bird watching

The migrating birds have been helped by the recent fronts coming thru our area.They use to weather to help them glide along to spend part of the year with us.The catbirds have arrived,the towees,a single hummingbird.The goldfinches have changed their colors,becoming bright yellow again.My neighbor came down to visit one year saying he had a canary trying to enter his house,& if he would catch it,did I want it.I told him what he had was a goldfinch & showed him a pic of it & he said,yes,that is the bird.So,I was thankful I was able to educate him some of the wild life we have here.He said he loves to hear our macaws,he feels as if he`s living in a jungle.I said it`s not so fun to have them yelling at times.Another neighbor from down at the end of our lane walked up in search of the racket one time & said they thought a fox had a rabbit up here.Oh,well,they are good "watch dogs" for people coming & going from our lane.I always know if someone is outside.