It started snowing last week, and continued, off and on, since. It got serious on Monday night and continued to snow on the Tuesday the 14th. Snow has accumulated, steadily, despite gusts of wind and occasional spats of rain. By last night there were two feet of new show. We had more snow in the wee hours of the morning, though right now the sun is shining.
I haven’t seen this kind of snow in years; it’s already more than I’ve ever seen in the PNW, in eight years. I can’t reach the bird feeders because there’’s so much snow blocking the patio doors that sliding them open would create a mini avalanche.
Fortunately, the birds have plenty of seed and suet. The squirrels are frustrated though, since they can’t reach the sunflower feeder or the suet, and they don’t care for Niger / finch seed.
I took this picture of a male Downy Woodpecker on Saturday as the snow started to pick up.
Male Downy Woodpecker
And there’s a White-breasted Nuthatch on the top of the tube feeder. He was pretty dedicated about feeding during Sunday’s slowdown in terms of snowfall.
I can’t say I miss the squirrels. Not that they’re gone; they’re just less of a nuisance without their favorite feeder being available.
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