Birdies! Squillies! Jesuits!*

[desperance]

There were birdies, I tell you, little birdies actually at our seed feeder this morning! Mac and I were united in our excitement. I don't know what they were, mind - little brown birdies, a tolerably pale brown, with perhaps a hint of red at head and chest, possibly a touch of yellow in the wing - but definitely songbirds of some kind, four of 'em, all chowing down on the sunflower seeds. And a scrub jay hopping about in the grass, and a squirrel tidying up whatever the birdies let fall.

And a Jesuit who came to lunch, in the form of Brother Guy. Who is welcome to come back any time, because that was such good fun.


*One of these things is not like the others.

Comments

[movingfinger]

We characterize the house finches as "numerous and belligerent" although "entitled" might be more accurate. If you keep feeding, you will get to see their youngsters soon. They fledge a couple of sets a year under good conditions (which a bird feeder helps provide). The singing is totally worth it IMO.

If you start running into squirrel trouble---they can empty a feeder in an hour and your wallet in a week---I can point you to some squirrel-proof arrangements.

[desperance]

Thanks. There are so many squirrels around here, I have been anticipating trouble - but so far only the one sighting at the bird-feeder, and he was politely just cleaning up what the birdies dropped. I don't expect this to last, but I'll take it while it's there.