Birdfeeding

[ysabetwordsmith]

Today is sunny, breezy, and cool.

I fed the birds.  I've seen a few sparrows and house finches.  A flock of blackbirds is flying around and singing.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush around the Japanese maple tree.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed brush between the parking lot and wild cherry grove, trying to reestablish a mow path there.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I trimmed more brush along the mow path.

I've seen a mixed flock of sparrows and house finches, plus a fox squirrel.

EDIT 3/29/26 -- I filled a trolley with sticks and dumped it in the firepit.

I saw a pair of red admiral butterflies courting.  It's way early for them to appear.

I am done for the night.
 

sharing

[low_delta]

Yesterday we had a cardinal who didn't want to share the platform feeder. He kept chasing the house finches away. But then a red-winged blackbird showed up. I would have thought blackbirds were higher in the pecking order, but the cardinal fought him. Or tried to. Cardinal was mad but blackbird didn't care. I was amused.

Today a cardinal didn't have any trouble sharing with some finches.