Communing with the birds

American Goldfinch

It was a lovely day to just chillax and commune with the birds. 

Check out the Goldfinch's bright red tongue as he manipulates a sunflower seed.

I spent a short time sitting on the front deck with camera in hand while the birds took advantage of the bird feeder.

White-breasted Nuthatch male

The White-breasted Nuthatch would grab a seed and then fly to the tree to open it. This bird is a male as identified by the black cap on his head. Female White-breasted Nuthatches have a grey cap.

The Nuthatch is getting ready to open a sunflower seed. He will place it in a crack of the bark and then pound on it to release the seed from the shell. You can see other seeds in little crevices nearby.