I feel so badly for folks who drive hours to get to my yard, and many do, to see Rosy-Finches. Often they wait for a lovely day for a drive and usually arrive after lunch. Unfortunately, that is the absolutely worst time to try here for the Rosies.
Rosy-Finches love the high-country. Only when weather is bad or snow too deep to find food up high, do they come down to La Veta's 7100' altitude. And then they come by the hundreds...so far as many as 600 at a time; especially in the morning. We are in the middle of a beautiful, very cold day...and so they are here. They amaze me with how unafraid they are; of either me or my dog. Some will whorl up at fast movements, others will stay as I walk two feet away. Many will stay as I toss seed at my feet, or fly up and right back to feed. It's absolutely amazing. Also here, of course, are 5-6 dozen Evening Grosbeaks, 9-10 Cassin's Finch, other finches, some sparrows (White-crowned, White-throated, Song and an American Tree Sparrow have been coming and going for a few weeks). Both chickadees, only one brand of nuthatch so far (haven't seen the Red-breasted yet), woodpeckers, doves (including a White- winged or two), jays, magpies, crows, ravens and of course the occasional bird of prey that scatters everything! I'll try for better shots, this is a quick one I got outside my back door: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iEeHOzrGZxI/TUgdBMPd3sI/AAAAAAAADkI/LAOAXBRDuSY/s1600/Rosies-close.jpg E-mail me if you'd like to visit...but I wouldn't wait for a nice day! Or you can watch what goes on on my blog, below my town. Beverly Jensen La Veta, Huerfano County RuralChatter.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to cobirds@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en.
