The Squirrel likes the bird feeder. It hasn't yet managed to get to the feeder itself (it seems to me that climbing a smooth metal pole might be too much for it), but that doesn't mean it hasn't take advantage of the feeder.

( Foraging Around the Base )

This morning, while looking out the kitchen window, I saw that at least a couple of the local birds finally discovered the new bird feeder.

( Finally Found the Feeder )

In order to encourage the birds to check out the new bird feeder, I laid down some bird seed around the base of it while they were watching me. A few minutes later, they swarmed the base of the new feeder, but did not pay any attention to the much larger amount of seed hanging from the feeder. Today, I noticed a couple of the little birds perching ( Read more... )

As those of you who follow me know, we set out food for the birds in the area. Lisa has been concerned that the pigeons have been bullying the smaller birds away from the seed we set out on the ground, and decided to build a new feeder that the small birds can access but that the large ones cannot easily dominate.

( Feeding the Birds )

One of the remaining local rabbits ventured forth after the snow melted to investigate the pile of birdseed I set out for the birds.

( Dinnertime... and Breakfast )

I finally managed to get some photos of the chipmunk that has been coming to feed on the birdseed in the jack-o-lantern. BNSF took their locomotive away to do switching, and so its constant cycling didn't keep frightening the little critter away, while my keeping the Sony camera handy near the front door gave me an opportunity to take photos ( Read more... )