Pine Siskin and Pine Warbler Revisited!

Today the suet feeders attracked a Pine Warbler. I grabbed the camera and took one photo before it left. But to my good fortune I saw a "House Finch" at close range in the cedar tree. I took three photos then realized after seeing more than just its face it was a Pine Siskin in my camera sights!

This is the second Pine Siskin here this season, very can be very rare most winters. If the seed crops they eat further north fail they head further south to us. Guessing all the snow that everyone has or had north of us has brought them here. Later I went out for over an hour and never saw another siskin. And I had been watching the feeders on and off all day from inside.

I saw a Brown Creeper three times today, the first time at the peanut suet feeder, so it is a NEW BIRD on our feeders! I did get one photo of it on the side of the oak tree, but it flew off mid click and all I got were wings. Would have made a great photo, guess I'll have to keep trying.

 My first shot of the Pine Siskin, looks like a deer in my headlights doesn't? Hard to make an ID on just this look.

 See that finch  beak on the Pine Siskin.

 Here the Pine Siskin on my very old feeder, you can see the yellow feather under the mid section of the wing.

Here the Pine Siskin was about to fly off, the yellow under its wings is displayed.

 Here the Pine Warbler is grabbing some take out peanut suet!

 First visitor to the new suet block. There is a peanut suet right under this one.

 My favorite photo of the Pine Warbler.

Pine Warbler on the side of the tree. They are also tree walkers.

 Just a lucky shot of an Carolina Chickadee about to take off.

Today we had some pretty hungry Tufted Titmouse, normally they stay clear when I'm out with the big camera. I had 4-5 of them coming in and out a lot.

It should be raining soon, most of out snow is gone and the pond is watery and the edges. The hellebore I posted photos of recently have grown maybe an inch in the stems.