This is for the birds

 It's freezing outside as perhaps the most massive winter weather perhaps ever has hit the US.  That resulted in snow all across the Southern US in amounts that hasn't been seen in a very long time and near record lows.

That has also resulted in birds being unable to find food.

Snow covered / snow filled bird feeder - I cleaned the feeder off so birds could access the seed.

I usually only put out maybe a pint of bird seed a day to feed the wild birds.  But since the snow came late on Sunday night, there have been hundreds of birds coming to the feeders.  I have been refilling feeders several times a day.

The smaller bird breeds are not as shy as the larger species.  These little ones will come feed even as you are standing there which creates a great albeit cold opportunity to get some nice photographs.  The two photos above were taken with my XiaoMi 9 phone literally inches from the birds.

So take the opportunity to kill 2 birds with one stone (metaphorically, not literally).  Help the wild birds by providing them with much needed nourishment in this super cold weather and use that food to get some great photos.

Once upon a time I knew a lot of different birds but it has been years since I took that biology class.  Today I am posting photos asking people who are "birders" to help identify the birds I am feeding.  Here are a few photos:

Robin and Cedar Waxwings - they avoid the feeder but were eating these berries which I thought were poisonous.

Common Grackle

Speckled Starling

not sure

Eastern Bluebird?