This is my 200th post! 200! I was going to do a big celebratory post, but I forgot. So maybe on Monday we can celebrate. Everyone is welcome to the party!
Anyway, on with today’s post…
We enjoy birds. Most birds, anyway. The pigeons and seagulls can piss off. We have several feeders set up around our house. We have bell feeders out front. The birds love to peck the seeds and nuts off them. We have a feeder in the backyard to attract the ugly, greedy pigeons away from the feeders close to the house. We have four feeders near our kitchen window – two of them are for finches, one is for hummingbirds and one is for shelled peanuts to feed some of them bigger birds that aren’t pigeons. Grackles, bluejays (but not the Toronto kind), and crows.
Yes, we like crows. They’re smart. They’re not greedy. Selfish maybe, but not greedy. And if you’re lucky they bring you shiny gifts. We haven’t been lucky yet. DW loves to capture shots of the birds that visit our house for a meal or two or hundred. I thought I would share some of her photos with you.
A crow holding a peanut under his foot to crack open the shell (taken back in April)
Bluejay taking a peanut
Cedar Waxwing having rest
Grackle waiting his turn for a peanut
Hummingbird waiting his turn
Junco looking for dropped seeds
Purple finch (though they look red to us) at the bell feeder
Red wing blackbird at the homemade feeder (which was replaced by the bell feeder)
Red Headed Woodpecker. Though, technically this one was not at our house, they do come by.
Hot spot for yellow finches
This pretty birdy lives inside. Piper is Quaker Parrot.
Happy 200th post and don’t forget to come celebrate right here on my blog on Monday!
