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This was the first time I've ever actually seen a Scarlet Tanager. What a gorgeous bird!

This is the first year that I have participated in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. As it turns out, the Evening Grosbeak is a rare visitor to my neck of the woods.

This lonely only male has been visiting my feeder for the last couple of months. Usually the Evening Grosbeak moves in large flocks in the cold season, searching for food.

It's always nice to have an extra splash of color added to our surroundings on these often grey and cloudy winter days!

These photos were taken on a drizzly and cloudy day. I have only seen cedar waxwings every few years in my yard, but this year they stayed for a number of days and ate their fill of wild berries. They were fun to watch, but not very easy to photograph.

An attempt to do something different. Frustrating....but enjoyable.