The weather has been horrible the past three days … 40F, high winds, rain, and today … dense, dense fog. Given the winds have been out of the Northeast, you would think any self-respecting songbird would hang tight and wait for favorable conditions, but nooooo!

My feeders have been visited by Common Redpolls, Slate Colored Juncos, Fox Sparrows, American Tree Sparrows, Pine Siskins, and even one Yellow-Rumped Warbler (plus my local usual suspects). While it may seem crazy to keep feeders out early in the spring (think Black Bears), and I will have my feeders ripped down, these birds ARE hungry. I get to see warblers eating suet; siskins eating suet, and redpolls eating suet. None of these birds normally eat these foods, but when your starving …

Most of the these birds are headed up to the northern Boreal Forest or the southern Tundra. The photographic conditions have been horrible … very low light and long shutter speeds. However about one year ago I first tried “auto haze remover” for Lake Superior Fog. It works pretty well.

Common Redpoll (female)

American Tree Sparrow

Owl Photo of the Day … Wet Mom

Not to be outdone … Wet Owlet.

Mom was only sitting five feet from the nest, directly on the other side of the trunk. How many of you Moms ever hid from your children before?!