Apple pie is not just for July or so say these Pine Grosbeaks on one very cold day (~27 degrees Fahrenheit and 10+ mph wind) at Technology Park in South Burlington, Vermont.
We were happy they were there to entertain us while we waited for the car. Car inspections should never come due in February in Vermont!
The fruit on the vine is just fine.
Mmmm, the fermented squishy, juicy, red ones make me tipsy. 
Industrial beak.
These robins know spring is around the corner.
They also know it is a long, long corner.
The tameness and slow-moving behavior of the Pine Grosbeak prompted locals in Newfoundland to affectionately call it a "mope."
Pine Grosbeaks other names: Durbec des sapins(French), Camachuelo Picogrueso (Spanish)
A cold Vermont day is nothing to crow about, especially when you are treated with Pine Grosbeaks quite happy to have you pull up a chair at the table and enjoy a slice of apple pie with them.
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| photos and text by Bernie |
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