Lets talk Birds

Two years ago Steve bought me a bluebird house for Christmas at the urging of our friend Kathy. We put it up too late to attract bluebirds but it was occupied that first year by tree swallows. We had fun watching them and had a nesting with 5 eggs that all ended up fledging from the nest.

Last year for Christmas I got a bird feeder. We dutifully put it out and narry a bird fed from it last year. Again my knowledgable friend told me sometimes it takes the birds a while to figure out where free food is. And perhaps our mild winter last year affected how much food the birds needed to find.

Last summer the eastern bluebirds found my house and so I was told I now needed another house for the swallows. Off to Loews and a second bird house was erected. The summer was great with a nesting of swallows and bluebirds. And this winter the birds have found the feeder. I have been logging time with the bird identification book and have been sharing this knowledge with AJ. He will know more about birds as a six year old than I did as an adult.

  So my blog readers now you too will get bird lessons this year. This is a picture of the eastern bluebirds on the bird feeder 2 weeks ago when we had snow. The birds do not normally stay in this area but they obviously have this year. I have seen as many as 7 at one time  in the trees around the backyard. I like to think these are the babies that hatched in our bird house last spring.