Hi Tweeters,
With little else to do between rehab strolls down the road, I've posted photos of the pheasant refugees from WDFW that have taken up residence in my yard. They're hanging in there despite the eagle take of Christmas Day, with a high of 11 hens viewed at once. I also posted a couple of photos of the Coopers Hawk that shows up on the fence regularly at about noon.

And finally, a photo of a stunned towhee- ouch, it's a window strike. I don't have feeders near the windows, but I'm noticing my corner picture windows are on a flight path across the yard. I'm going to get a lift to Home Depot to explore options to protect my visitors from smashing into my windows. I was on a project with a LEED (green) building design that included a lot of natural light on a structure located in a bird-heavy area, and wondered if people friendly green buildings will have a deleterious effect on birds due to window strikes. It would be interesting to know if this is being considered in green building design, where surrounding landscaping is likely to be wildlife friendly.

They're not the best photos, but it's the best I can do shooting from inside the house! Photos are at my Facebook site for the farm and studio (Silver Snag Studio) under December backyard birds.

Now to get other bird and wildlife and travel photos posted- I didn't realize what a job this is to populate and keep up these pages. This is where a human teenager would come in handy (my teenagers don't have opposable thumbs).

The advantage of being homebound is that I can record my avian visitors- they're amazingly habitual in the time they show up.

Cheers,
Monica
Snohomish, WA