Unusual Birds

Design - "Forty Days and Forty Nights"

Pamphlet - "Beloved Bible Story Samplers"

Designer - Praying Hands

Fabric - 28 count Country French Cafe Mocha linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 3 threads

Started - 11 August 2015

Completed - 16 August 2015 

I've had some usual birds pop in for short visits.

A young Macgillivray's Warbler 

A male Wilson's Warbler

And some glimpses of a Bewick's Wren

Classic wren pose - tail feather UP!

Great to see all three birds.

Woodpeckers Rule

Design - "Noah's Ark Square" (Pincushion or Door Knob Hanger)

Chart - Noah's Ark Band Sampler

Designer - Homespun Elegance

Fabric - 32 count mystery dyed linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 3 August 2015

Completed - 5 August 2015

And last but not least - Flickers

A young male probably - see the bit of red on the back of its head.

Adult male

Female

Male

Female

Back to another male

Love this rumpled bathing male!

More Woodpeckers

Design - "Noah's Ark"

Designer - Designs by Charlotte

Fabric - 32 count unknown

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 12 April 2012

Completed - 24 April 2012

I've been enjoying watching young Red-breasted Sapsuckers.

They are easy to ID as their heads do not have much red - and that is muted looking. 

Here are two young birds - probably siblings.

Can you see both of them?

Young birds

And here's an adult

Lots more red on the head. 

Two kids

Kid #1

Kid #2

Woodpeckers everywhere!

Two Acorn Woodpeckers and two Sapsuckers!

Does that make a Full House?

Awash in Woodpeckers

Design - "Done By Me"

Pamphlet - "Noah and Company"

Designer - Alma Lynne Designs

Fabric - 28 count Dirty Cashel linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 6 August 2015

Completed - 11 August 2015 

Tuesday there seemed to be woodpeckers everywhere.

I was especially pleased to see some Acorn Woodpeckers.

A male

Another male

Three birds

One of which was a female.

Crow and Vulture

I am pleased with this ark finish.

Design - "On Seas of Blue"

Pamphlet- "Noah and Company"

Designer - Alma Lynne Designs

Fabric - 32 count raw linen

Fibers - DMC 2 strands over 2 threads

I fiddled with this design quite a bit personalizing it to my tastes. I changed one band to a rainbow and added the blue borders between the bands.

 

I chanced to watch one of the adult crows messing with a turkey vulture.

The vulture was not amused.

But the crow came back.

And waited...

And once again the vulture said "Uh-huh."

Then settled down to some serious wing sunning.  

Winner: Vulture!

Banana Bird

Design - "Brother Noah Built the Ark"

Designer - Mary Ann Cox

Chart - Leisure Arts - "Contest Collection"

Fabric - 30 count Natural linen

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 22 April 2012

Completed - 25 April 2012

A little stitch. 

A nice gift the other morning.

The bird never called or sang, so if I'd not been looking, I'd not have known it had flown in. 

A female Western Tanager.

Or as I say, a Banana Bird!

Bright yellow and about the size of an American Robin.

Always a special treat to see this summer visitor.

I was fortunate as the bird stayed for a bit.

And posed nicely, both front...

...and back profiles.

Thanks so much for stopping by.