Category Archives: Virginia Birds

Chilly but birdy

We left Vermont to escape the cold for a bit but I’m still birding with frozen fingers in Virginia. The ground is bare and there are a lot of birds about here in Charlottesville and it is parka and gloves weather. This morning, Ginger and I took a long walk and our first bird was an Eastern Bluebird.

This guy had some companions who were spooked by Ginger.

Here are a few of the other birds we saw:

A couple of geese ignored the dog but she was pretty interested.

A few Red-bellied Woodpeckers were noisy but stayed up high in the trees.

Dozens of Dark-eyed Juncos lined the walking path, exciting the dog to no end.

This Northern Mockingbird ignored us as we walked closely by.

Off to South Carolina in the morning.