Nature Note - Hungry Birds

Black-capped chickadee in our backyard

Minus eleven degrees at our place early this morning with ample starlight soon merging with dawn's cheery sunshine. Black-capped chickadees visit the bird feeder, filled with black-oil sunflower seeds, throughout the day. Juncos and gray squirrels compete for the fallout on the ground.

Today's windchill is brutal: minus twenty degrees. Venturing outside for longer than a few minutes means cold toes and a cold nose. Wisely, the hens remain in their coop. The car protests a bit but starts and chugs along in the cold. I guess the operating word for today is: cold.