I waited all winter

for this noble varied thrush to come close enough for a portrait. The bird skirted the edge of my property, just outside of camera range, searching for food. It wasn’t until a rare snowfall covered its feeding grounds that it came to see what I was serving at my feeders. Sally Harris CARLSBORG, WASHINGTON

♥ hulled sunflower seeds in ground feeders, suet, fruit, mealworms

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