Ghost of the Woods

Ruger, Single-Six

Barbed Wire

Entwined

Storm Sky

Carnation

More on Crossbills

....The pictures below show off the white wing bars that distinguish the White-winged Crossbill from its cousin the Red Crossbill and also showcase their singular feeding habit of hanging upside down while picking the seeds from pine cones that make up the majority of their diet.

....The White-winged Crossbill's migration varies and they will pretty much travel to wherever there is food (probably one of the reasons that I've never seen them here before). Their song is a series of loud trills on different pitches and was the first thing that alerted me to the fact that they were in the area.
....White-winged Crossbills live mainly in conifer forests but will live most anywhere that has an abundance of pine and fur cones. Their diet consists of anything from pine and fur seeds, sunflower seeds, and berries to aphids and caterpillars.

Hopefully this hasn't bored you all beyond any ability to endure, but I enjoyed watching, photographing, and researching this new bird.:)

White-winged Crossbills

Sorry the pictures aren't very good. They were only there for a second.

Some Ice Photos

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...and some photos of my assistants.:)

...and more rain drops

Rain-drops

Lilac Branch; Grey Sky

Bubbles In Ice

Fading Radiance

Ghostly

Watching the Sunset

The Splendor of Frost

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Thorns, Motherwort, and Burdock

Fallen Log