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Another morning arrived with more snow and drifts from high winds last night. Temperatures were in the low, low teens when I got up. Drifts had blown across the walks and drive way so the snow shovel and plow came out. I am sure nature provides well for her birds and animals, however, I worry about their exposure to such bitter conditions. I worry most for the house finches and gold finches which seem to have abandoned the feeders. The mixed flocks which do come seem to stay all day and shelter at night in the hedges and abundant evergreens on the property. I was fortunate to have Blue Jays today and another Red Bellied Woodpecker this afternoon. The woodpecker stayed until late feeding beneath a spruce among the sunflower seeds I had scattered on the ground. I think this was a young male which took seeds to the tree trunk and opened them. I was able to get a couple of fairly good pictures. The first one was on the ground; and probably the best shot. The last one is kind of grainy, but I hated to delte it.