by way of an introduction
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birdfeedingHi. I live in Boston (Brighton), in a small apartment building. We moved in last summer, and installed a bird feeder a few weeks ago.
As we'd hoped, the cats love it, and they're safely inside our apartment, so there's no risk to the birds.
Regular visitors include red-bellied woodpeckers, mourning doves, the occasional starling, and many sparrows.
I used to do a lot of birdwatching, when I lived near a New York park that got a lot of birds, including a lot of waterbirds. I sort of drifted away from that, for various reasons, including vision problems and lack of convenient access to good birding locations. My eyes are better than they used to be, but then the pandemic happened... My partner half-seriously refers to the bird feeder as "cat TV," but I'm also enjoying it.
Beyond our bird feeder, this is one of the Boston neighborhoods that has a resident flock (or two) of turkeys. We also see the occasional hawk through our kitchen and study windows, perched on a branch waiting for something to happen on the hillside below.
As we'd hoped, the cats love it, and they're safely inside our apartment, so there's no risk to the birds.
Regular visitors include red-bellied woodpeckers, mourning doves, the occasional starling, and many sparrows.
I used to do a lot of birdwatching, when I lived near a New York park that got a lot of birds, including a lot of waterbirds. I sort of drifted away from that, for various reasons, including vision problems and lack of convenient access to good birding locations. My eyes are better than they used to be, but then the pandemic happened... My partner half-seriously refers to the bird feeder as "cat TV," but I'm also enjoying it.
Beyond our bird feeder, this is one of the Boston neighborhoods that has a resident flock (or two) of turkeys. We also see the occasional hawk through our kitchen and study windows, perched on a branch waiting for something to happen on the hillside below.