Journeys and Flowers From the Gardens

The Birdies Are Hungry...

Our Avian friends eat two 25lb. bags of bird seed per week and maybe more! The colder weather might be responsible. It seems  they have called their friends to join them. The feeders are more crowded than ever. Not uncommon to see thirty or forty Red Wing Black Birds feeding in the early afternoon. Probably more than forty Wrens feed in the mornings.

Old Mr. Owl returned last week. Odd that our last picture of Mr. Owl was in January of 2007. He was in the exact same place, the big Sycamore Tree in front of the porch and after darkness fell.

The Mourning Doves are  now perching in the open feeder as never before. Previously always on the ground eating spillage. I always thought they were too big for the feeders and they are obviously not. One picture shows a large flock of Doves not previously seen. Typically one or two pairs will appear.

Robins are unusual this year. They never feed at a bird feeder. Always they appear in large flocks in the pastures. Yesterday a lonely Robin was feeding in the front yard.

The Mocking Birds (State Bird of Florida) are rare this year but Woody Woodpecker is one of our most frequent visitors.

In one of my journals I reported seeing a Bald Eagle last week at the roadside. A truly magnificent creature.

Richard

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