For the Birds!

I have had so much fun watching and capturing pictures of the birds at my feeders this winter!  I'm wondering where some of them have been!  I rarely ever see towhees or dark-eyed juncos.  And even the house finches have been sparse!  Maybe the colder-than-normal, snowier-than usual winter has brought them around!  Whatever the reason, I'm glad to oblige and feed them!

Bird Watching

Journaling reads: I love seeing the different kinds of birds that come to my feeders. Seeing this Red-bellied Woodpecker was a lovely sight!

Credits list

Life After 50 by Karen Schulz
Font Arial Narrow
Photo is mine

 

Dark-eyed Juncos

Done for the January 2022 Anna Aspnes Color Challenge
Journaling reads: The dark-eyed juncos move quickly across the iced snow beneath the bird feeders to gather up the scattered morsels of seeds.

Credits list

ArtPlay Palette Family by Anna Aspnes
Fonts Arial Narrow and Franklin Gothic Bold
Photo is mine

 

Red-bellied Woodpeckers

Done for the January 2022 AnnaLift - My inspiration from Life is a Story: 1930 Road Trip by NanaJ were the multiphotos and the larger blended photo.

Process:
I grouped all of the artsy layers from the template together, except for the top photo mask, and clipped my background photo to the combined layers, using a miscellaneous brush to give more fill and definition. To add more red to the background, I used the different layers from the artsy transfer, changing some of the layers to the color I picked from the woodpecker's head.

Journaling reads: I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the red-bellied woodpeckers enjoying themselves at my feeders this winter. They not only are hanging out at the suet feeder, but the bird seed feeders, too! And I have been able to get clear pictures of both the male and female. The female looks as though she has a receding hairline!

Credits list

MultiMedia Winter No. 3 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-3.html
ArtsyTransfers Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Inkling.html
MultiMedia Winter No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-2.html
Artsy Layered Template No. 244 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artsy-Layered-Template-No.-244.html
Photos are mine

 

Life After 50

Journaling reads: Mark and I love spending time with Ilene. She may be 15 years older than me, but, as Mark says, "age is just a number!" We have a wonderful time sharing a meal together and playing games or working on puzzles.

Credits list

Life After 50 by Karen Schulz
Font is Arial Narrow
Photo is mine

There's still plenty of time to participate in this month's challenges at O'Scraps!  Check them out HERE!