A Bird Tree For Winter

Hello everyone and Happy February!  I just read that our little buddy Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today, so six more weeks of winter.  People have mixed feelings about Phil (depending on what his verdict is in February), but I think he's mighty cute. 😊 However, I think he and his kin are much cuter when they're not in our yard.  They can sure make a mess with all their holes everywhere.     I wanted to share our small bird tree in the den, which I put together after taking down the Christmas decorations. This tree is in our den where we can enjoy it in the evening.  It's decorated with ornaments that I've collected over the years and previously hung on our big Christmas tree.  My mom has a winter cardinal tree that sits on the floor at her house from winter until spring, so that gave me the idea to do a bird tree of our own.     

   

   Some of these ornaments came from our local Wild Birds Unlimited store, others came from craft fairs, gift shops, and there's even a pottery bird on here from Seagrove, North Carolina.  Seagrove is a small town in rural North Carolina where potters have been making pottery since before the American Revolution.   

   I love this redware pottery bird, made by Mary Farrell at Westmore Pottery in Seagrove.    

The little bird house made from a blown egg on the left here was made for us one Christmas many years ago by a dear friend.  I think of her every year when I hang it on our tree.  
   

I found this painted wooden cardinal with metal wings many years ago at a craft show; he's still one of my favorites.     

   Love the sprig of berries he's carrying in his beak.   

A jingle bell cardinal and --

black-capped chickadee.   

Here is a red bird house brought to me from Rock City, Tennessee, and a wee, small, sweet grass basket from Charleston, South Carolina.  I'm pretending it has bird seed in it. 😉    

This is only the second year I've done a bird tree, so I'll probably add more ideas next year.  I had fun putting this together, and we enjoy looking at it in the evenings.      We love watching and feeding the birds, do you?  They definitely need some extra food with the winter we're having this year!  I hope you're staying warm and cozy wherever you are, and thanks so much for stopping by today.  Have a great week!