'FORUM FRIENDS, WILDLIFE-FROM-WHEREVER' (Off-season, all cams off at Loch Garten)

Akron, Ohio

Quite a lot of snow but not rivalling Sapsucker Woods - nevertheless the earlybirds were disappointed - here were, I think, White-throated Sparrow (please confirm, it would make sense cos Scott says "dawn and dusk only" for them) and a Northern Cardinal:

I think this arty shot would only be possible in the snow:

Late afternoon it started snowing again:

Only rabbits braved the snow up to 23:30:

Mmmmm, didn't think it would take him long and turn up and rescue birdies feeder :)

Don't understand what that is on the dove's breast ..... it looks like the bird could even peck it off :(
Thank you SCylla

Boreal Ontario

The Western Meadowlark is still here, it came to the feeder twice in the morning and then late in the afternoon - just for the record ;)

And we got TWO Canada/Gray Jays on the feeder at the same time   Not all the time, they overlapped

Gettysburg

I think this was a White-crowned Sparrow - just a shortie and I've lowered the volume ;)

Mystery bird (to me):

Very enjoyable little videos. Thank you Scylla but I don't know what the little nervous birdie is called

My US birder source says it may well be a Grackle but more photos/videos would help to say if that is definitely the case and if so, which Grackle, although the location might eliminate some choices.

Gettysburg

A reminder that backyard feeders don't look after themselves:

Carolina Wren - too early for clarity:

White-breasted Nuthatch - nice view of strong back pattern:

This is just to say... I'm fed up with LBJs, it's not fair, thousands of results from google, hundreds just from 'sparrow', for example  

At least one of the above may be a Brown-headed Cowbird, they do live here:

And have you noticed that an esteemed site like AllAboutBirds.org often doesn't bother at all with females?  

Boreal Ontario

The cake was moved towards us, maybe hoping for closer views for us:

Gray Jay had a nibble of the cake, several actually:

Common Redpoll:

Routine Western Meadowlark, visits are highly abbreviated:

The Gettysburg deer mostly come out at night - whereas the StarrRanch California Mule Deer are rarely seen at night.

A wonderful osprey dive from Twitter.

Lovely to see thanks scylla. I wonder where it was taken. Pleased he got his fish, if not for the fish 

Very well done ''them'' ! I note they are both all done up in ''arctic'' gear whilst looking after the birdies
Lovely birdie shots once again Scylla , thank you, and very nicely framed