THAT HECTORING BIRD..a yarn, by Tina

These feeder photos were taken earlier this year. I am posting, this little yarn, with these photos to remind everyone that the desire to provide food for our feathered friends will, hopefully, always be a priority, because so many of these little birds depend upon our food sharing to carry them through the colder months.

As winter settles upon Pennsylvania and food supplies become scare, we will see more and more birds visit our many feeders. In our backyard, however, we seem to have a bird, who over time, becomes a feeder dominater, filling the day with squawking and screeching...


complaining ......ok, my turn ..my turn! Move aside.... you've had enough...

jabbers the blue jay, who by the looks of those suet crumbs STILL clinging to his bill... was momentarily disrupted from the suet feeder by that cute little girl downy!!

Free Housing, no mortgage, cheep cheep

Fall, a time to think about getting ready for winter and the holidays. It was just a visit to the local craft store to look at orange and black decorations..and there they sat looking right at me. Cheap housing. Hmmm .


A little paint and find it a good location. Maybe under the eve of the house,.. good protection and near food and water.


We have so many Downy Woodpeckers that I thought maybe we could attract one to adopt this little house for those cold nights!

She didn't appear to be interested until just about dusk several days later.
She visited several times, poking her head through the predator guard, hey, anyone in there?


Finally, around 7 o'clock, a week after I had installed and advertised "cheep" housing, she decided it was just for her!

She arrives daily around dusk and leaves right after sunrise. For now she is contented!