Bird Brains

Yesterday I filled all the winter bird feeders. Among the offerings: peanuts, apple slices, black sunflower seed, dried meal worms, grape jelly, suet and thistle seed. I threw out a box of old barley, too. Cardinal food arrives this week. I researched how to get Cardinals into the yard and am working hard to lure…

Backyard Sparrow and Fledglings

Last night while washing dishes, I saw a momma sparrow and two fledglings on my finch feeder. The mom was pulling out seeds and feeding the young ones, who perched on the shepherds crook shown below. When finches or unrelated sparrows came by, the mom knocked them away. This morning, the two fledglings perched on…