Having open water in below freezing temperatures is a great way to attract birds. We have a heated bird bath at the Callaway Nature Preserve and decided to set up our Wingscapes BirdCam and see who was coming to get a drink.
Shock of shocks, this squirrel was captured getting a drink.
Someone crashed this House Sparrow party
We have tons of House Finches, but didn’t know about this lone female Purple Finch
More starlings dirtying up the water
We have been using the BirdCam a lot more recently. We will try to have another report of how it is handling the ice and snow as well as a barrage of squirrels using it as a launch pad to try and get on the feeders.
I like the web-cam thing. Unfrozen water is important for birds and a great way to attract them during the winter. Lvining next to the Big Spring which never freezes over as it is purely a spring fed creek I have noticed that especially during those times that every thing esle ices over, that the birds really turn up on the spring.
wingscape does take some interesting shots! I like the one with the bird in flight!
Lovely photos! I’ve been meaning to put a heater in my birdbath, but I keep forgetting!
Vern – Springs certainly are great in the winter
Monarch – Sometimes it feels like using it is “cheating” but it is nice to know what birds are in the yard while we are away
Moe – Heated baths are great! We wish we had a pond but maybe next year 🙂