Wednesday, November 15, 2017

The garden has gone to the birds!

After spending the spring and summer trying to protect the flowering plants from wildlife attacks, it is time now to sit back and enjoy the... wildlife! The bird feeder easily draws in the fauna of the winged variety (and a few non-flying squirrels for variety). The relatively drab background of browns and yellows causes a blending of feathers into the fading foliage.

This downy woodpecker has decided to give our house structure a break, and eat seeds for a while:


A tufted titmouse explores our "seedy" neighborhood:


The titmouse does a great jobs of sharing with a black-capped chickadee (the Massachusetts state bird):


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