Backyard Birds 2026
3 February 2026 — Extremely cold, but lots of activity
“Wait until I’m finished!”
The feeder is set to close if too much weight sits on the bar, such as a squirrel or several larger birds.
Less weight, so the feeder is a bit more open.
The buffet: peanuts in the shell, plain suet, and sunflower seeds in the shell
With three different feeder locations, there's always something happening in the backyard.
Dark-eyed junco chasing off a tufted titmouse
Mrs & Mr House Finch munching on sunflower seeds; Mrs House Sparrow arriving
Messy eater
Mrs Cardinal looks on
Blue jay is not used to having a photographer, so takes a peanut from the far side
“These peanuts are too big for my beak”
Red-bellied woodpecker
Mourning dove
Blue jay and red-bellied woodpecker
This is how two litres of peanuts disappear in just a few hours
Common grackle
White-breasted nuthatch
