Birding

We have all become quite avid birders. It all started quite innocently with a couple of feeders, then came the bird idenfication books, and next the binoculars. Next thing you know everyone is into the game.

There seems to be alot of new birds in the yard in just the last week. It is not uncommon for Musa or Retta to go running for the book and try to identify a species. So far we have positively identified the following birds:

 

Tufted Titmouse:                

Carolina Chickadee;

 

Dark eyed Junco       

 

American Goldfinch:    

(Female with breeding plummage)

 

Male and Female Cardinals:       

Carolina Wren: 

 

Northern Flicker WoodPecker: 

 

We also have a pack of aggressive squirrels that are driving me crazy. We have rotating squirrel patrol. They seem to be less and less afraid of us all the time. I have tried all the "squirrel proof" feeders and none of them work. The squirrels are smart, not to mention greedy. I have tried feeding them.....OMG, it makes monsters of them. I shall prevail.