Here
we are on the final week of April, with a shot of Pidge and Mr Black
enjoying the grassy area below the feeders - and all the crumbs
dropped there by sparrows and starlings. Pidge looks cute among the
forget-me-nots, doesn't he?
Mr
Black actually looks at the camera and I accidentally manage to
capture a sparrow taking a drink. You can now see more blue flowers -
bluebells - the yard is full of spring color right now.
This
next shot is rather strange and therefore amuses me. That is NOT a
flying banana peel near the top, I swear! It is actually a goldfinch
that escaped before my camera went click! Below it, there was a
starling doing likewise...
This
lil lass might be familiar to long term readers - Curio! She flew
onto the sill with 2 starlings and a sparrow to scoop up suet and
seed more or less as soon as they had been put on the sill, this
morning.
This
tail belongs to a sparrow...the shot was actually supposed to be
another goldfinch, but yet again it flew away too quickly. Three
times this morning the goldfinches have investigated the yard and
feeder. I am hoping this may mean they have found an alternative to
the large fir/pine tree that got cut down next door and a new nesting
site - or at least will continue to visit for food and water.
Pidge does look very cute in the grass and the yard looks very green. And I always like shots of the birdbath. Those goldfinches are very fast-- there's always a bunch in my Mother's yard and they never sit still.
ReplyDeletei wonder if they are the same as our goldfinches?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. I've never gotten a good picture because they're so fast.
ReplyDeleteyellow stripe on wing and sort of red/white helmet on head...
ReplyDeleteTiny fluttering yellow blur. :D
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