Judy McKeon shares these two winter scenes of robins in a sugar maple and a blue jay perched on an older maple tree.

Jean Walker shows how a heated birdbath attracts winter birds.

Donna Breece's photos of Bluebirds from her Warrington home.

Robert Anderton of Lambertville sends these pics.  He spied the Cedar Waxwing near his office.

Black Vulture

 Cedar Waxwing

White Throated sparrow

Carol Murray of Doylestown sends us these recent pics of Bluebirds in her backyard! 

Barbara Hufnagle of Sellersville snapped these pics during the recent snowstorm

Jackie Spicer shares some really nice pictures of her birds enjoying her heated birdbath. 

Catherine Beath shares this pic of a white throated sparrow in her yard.  I say he's quite handsome.

Solebury's John Covin snappped a great photo of 2 blue jays on his platform feeder.  My guess is that he has nuts in the seed blend.

Rita Morgan has been busy!  These are some great shots of birds in during our changeable January weather.  First, some little guys seeking life giving food on a frozen day.  Next, photos of a blue jay, a cardinal and some finches on a snowy feeder.

Rita Morgan recently added a window feeder to her home office.  Located on the opposite wall from her primary feeding station, Rita wasn't luring birds to her window until she spilled some seed on the sill.  Now she has regular visitors while she works.

Garry Neil's new photos include a Sharp Shin Hawk, junco, house finch, turkey vulture and a black capped chicadee. 

As others have found, success in attracting nonpredatory species evenutally attracts bird predators such as the Sharp Shinned Hawk.  Interestingly, Garry and Brigitte have also seen increased red tail hawk activity, as well as vultures.  Are they looking for the rodent "clean-up crew" or "left-overs"?  Helping to create a vibrant ecosystem in one's backyard is

very exciting - and results in a few interesting photo ops.  

Catherine Beath of Yardley favors us with some pics from her backyard. Clockwise from the left, a Chickadee and Titmouse nibble at our stackables.  Next, a wren and two (2) juncos checkout the peanut butter feeder - probably spackled with bark butter.  At the bottom, pictures from the summer of a hummingbird who obviously liked what she found at our Holland Hill feeder.

Mary Ann Swords-Greene snapped this pic of a Cooper hawk who has been chasing birds near her feeders.  She wants her smaller birds about, but she and her husband are thrilled by the appearance of this hawk.  Now they sit squarely on the horns of a dilemna.

This scarlet tanager was espied by Garry Neil at his New Hope home.  Same with the titmouse and nuthatch below.

Joanne Sommer of Doylestown watched as a wren built its nest in her garden umbrella.  Below, our wren toils to complete the work.  At right, the proud builder surveys the new neighborhood.

Winter scenes from Joanne Sommer include a goldfinch on a sweet gum tree (below) and what appears to be a sharpshinned hawk atop a snowy perch.

Barbara Hufnagle's son, Tim, captured this chicadee on film in her Sellersville backyard.

John Covin has shared several more photos.  Starting clockwise from the right, a downy woodpecker shown enjoying the WBU Finch Blend.  Next, the red coloring of the male house finch is quite impressive and, lastly a portrait of a tufted titmouse behind the berry.

John Covin has shared his backyard birds with us.  Pretty cool to catch the goldfinches squabbling.  The detail of the titmouse on the bottom left is remarkable.  Though male cardinals can be stunning, the subtle coloring of the female is classic.

Jackie Spicer's beautiful backyard has been enhanced with these avian friends.  Clockwise from the right: the Northern Cardinal, Catbird and Blue Jay.

Maryellen Rafferty surprised a small bear cub sampling from our WBU feeder.  Evidently, he didn't mind the company as he continued to eat while Maryellen snapped pictures.   

Angele Switzler of Stockton took
these pictures of her new Bluebird
feeder in January.  The cage permits the bluebirds access, but keeps larger birds (next picture) at bay. 

Angele has drafted a suet feeder to be a cage for nesting material.  These sparrows
are taking her up on her offer.

Donna Arold's Bed & Breakfast in Flemington plays host to these bluebirds and cardinals.  Must admit a softspot for the cardinal pair as they generally mate for life. 

Wendy Gladston really did us a favor by capturing on film a Redpoll atop her Nyjer feeder this January.  It's distinctive red cap worn just above the forehead marks this bird as a Canadian traveler who has come to the States for the winter.  Reasonably sociable, he shares this 8 port feeder with pine siskins.

Helen Diehl sent these slides of
the Blue Bird Family she helped raise last summer (before I mastered the ability to post to our website).  I think they are great.  Jeanne has cleaned out our Blue Bird box and hung our mealworm feeder in the hope of having similar success. 

Gerri Dudas of New Hope shows us bluebirds at her feeders earlier this year.  Normally, a bluebird's winter diet consists of wild berries, but they clearly have a taste for our WBU No-Mess Blend.

Going counterclockwise, see 2 bluebirds sharing repast with an inquisitive Pine Sisken.

Directly below is a picture of a nuthatch at a peanut feeder.  Pictures taken by John Kayes.

Taken from near her home by Deidre Harbuck, these photos of (clockwise order) a Redbelly, Pine Warbler and Goldfinch are really top notch.

This image of turkeys sampling a feeder in Telford is sent by Cassie Balzer. 

Gretchen  Tartakoff sent us this wonderful picture of bluebirds on a heated birdbath.  Gretchen's other claim to fame is the Chocolate show she hosts in the spring.  More can be found at her website www.buckscountychocolateshow.com

Bill Trendler and his wife put this owlbox on a maple tree 40 feet from the house about 10 years ago.  After 9yrs of squirrel and starling nests, they got their screech owl - who is not shy. 

Below are pictures from Bill's feeders.  The grosbeak on the left as well as the Red Belly Woodpecker on the right are both visiting a black oil sunflower feeder. 

eMail from our customer Judy ...

Hi Mike and Jeanne, I took this shot in my backyard after this hawk hit our window going after a dove.  I believe this is a immature Northern Goshawk, the white bar above the eye differentiates it from an immature Coopers or Sharped Shinned.  I will send a few more for better views.  This is fun, thanks for posting the backyard birds.  See you soon.  Judy McKeon

Dick Patterson took the pictures below in his Doylestown backyard.  Our
belief is that this is a Sharp-shinned Hawk.  About 9" tall, with square-
cut tailfeathers, it is most easily identified when flying both by its tail
and its quick, snappy wingbeats.