What is a bird garden?

The garden is frozen. . . . . . . but there is still a welcome extended to all on our front porch.

No human footsteps have appeared on the pathway and up the front steps,

but the birds came to eat and drink. . . . . . and cheer up the ice cold

landscape yesterday, adding color and movement, and a few chirps

now and then when squabbling over a peanut or a place on a feeder.

Today they are back again and bringing life to the garden.

Here are more photos of our visitors taken later in the day yesterday when

 the light was better - but I still didn't venture out on the ice so they were

 taken through the windows.

Garden birds enjoy a wide range of food types. Most species can make 

their own meals on a variety of edibles from many sources. But all species 

require a water source, and that source has incredible drawing power. 

The backyard that offers a steady source of water, along with food and

 shelter, will always attract larger numbers and more species of bird life than

 the backyard that offers only food and shelter.

Male Northern Cardinal

Female Northern Cardinal

Mourning Dove & Pine Siskin

Blue Jay

Male Towhee

Female Towhee

Northern Flicker

Male House Finch

Female House Finch

Carolina Wren

Tufted Titmouse

Female Cardinal & Male House Finch. . . . sharing!

Pine Siskin - snow melting now and enjoying this morning's sunshine.

So, the snow didn't amount to much but the layer of ice remains on the streets this
 morning with temperatures staying below freezing, even plummeting to
 a low of zero degrees Fahrenheit tonight - our coldest night this winter so far.
Hopefully the garden birds will find a safe spot to spend the night, and 
tomorrow we'll be out again defrosting their precious water sources.

Many thanks for your comments on yesterday's wildlife photos.
Stay safe, and toasty warm, if you're in one the of the colder places on the planet!