From the photos sent by WSB readers throughout the snowy weekend, we’ve saved these for a separate “snowbirds” collection. Even as the snow buried birdbaths and froze feeders, the birds were in view seeking food, water, and refuge. Above, a Great Blue Heron “got comfortable on a branch right outside of my daughter’s window,” reports Mrs. E. Below, 15-year-old Drew Atkinson photographed a Crow in the Roxhill area:
The most frequently sighted birds, though, were Hummingbirds. First, from (corrected) Jamie Kinney:
From Brad Lovejoy, a hummingbird on a magnolia:
From Eric Bell, “Buzz” was hanging out in the bamboo:
Steve Fredrickson recorded the scene at a busy feeder:
The one in Lawrence Heeren‘s photo had a feeder to itself:
Lawrence also photographed a Barrow’s Goldeneye off the snowy shore:
The European Starling and American Robin are from J:
And a Dark-eyed Junco from Yma in Gatewood:
(added) Here’s a Spotted Towhee, from Rick Rasmussen:
Big thanks to all the bird photographers – we publish galleries periodically (and have a few non-snowy images in queue for the next one) – westseattleblog@gmail.com next time you want to share your pic of a West Seattle bird!
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