Lots of Finches

 Back on the 12th we got 6" of snow and lots

of American Goldfinches.  I know these photos are

kind of gray-ish but the sweet Goldfinches gave a

burst of cheery color to an overcast day.

We are back in the 50's and 1 hail storm since.

I didn't dodge the flu bullet so I'm working on getting

my energy back.  I've sure enjoyed reading

everyone's blogs :-)

Spring Birds are Arriving

 Cardinal

 House Finch

 Harris's Sparrows

 Collage of backyard birds

American Goldfinches

We noticed Goldfinches on the deck and we weren't prepared

at all.  Well, hubby went and bought some Nyjer Thistle

and filled the feeder.  It has been full of finches ever since.  

We haven't seen any Pine Siskins yet.  The House Finches and

Robins arrived about the same time.  I took all but one of these photos

through the window.  I captured the pic of the Mockingbird

while out on my walk.  He sits in the same bush, so I brought my

camera and captured the shot.  He's a big, juicy, fat one :-)

Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

Mosaic Maker

I'm experimenting with "Big Huge Labs" website.

One of the blogs I follow has her pictures arranged

in mosaic format, 4 panels, 3 pics, etc.  She posted 

a tutorial...and it works.  I linked to my flickr account 

for the photos I'm using above.

Here is a link to her blog and the tutorial:

http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/2009/07/making-photo-mosaics-tutorial.html