Mr Squirrel hasn't been visiting quite so regularly - maybe he's courting somewhere in nearby woodland? He still enjoys chomping on sweet pepper 'cores' or whole peanuts (which he brings to the window box as a picnic item!!).
Lovely @robairdmacraignil We had loads of those in our Belgian garden but haven't seen any here.
Lucky you @Zenjeff. We lost all the greenfinches in our last garden and have only seen a pair here once and not this year. Even the chaffinches are thin on the ground this year.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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We get a lot of various hawks in Central TX. This Red Tail Hawk flew right in front of us (sitting on the front veranda of the cabin) down at our rural poperty last Spring while COVID quarantining: And this Coopers Hawk? was scanning the pasture for lunch. We see hawks daily.
These three photos were taking in the city (Temple, TX). The Carolina Wrens visit the fence behind my kitchen window often year round: When the feeder is filled, it usually draws the odd Tufted Titmouse: But my favorite bird (also my mother's and grandmother's fav) is the American Cardinal that visits the feeder daily. My neighborhood has lots of 5-7' shrubs and they like to nest at that height off the ground:
During our quarantine period last April, down at our cabin, every afternoon, Painted Buntings would show up for a dip in the birdbath in the front garden. On this occasion, they had to wait their turn (they're so tiny, but being very patient up on the barbed wire fence): And a closer view. I wish the male was facing the pasture, as you can't see his yellow and purple patch on his back in this shot. The females are merely an olive green in color. this pair came in daily around 4-5pm for their bath. Temps were already in the 32ºC range, so they were looking to cool off a bit, I imagine.
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Lucky you @Zenjeff. We lost all the greenfinches in our last garden and have only seen a pair here once and not this year. Even the chaffinches are thin on the ground this year.
And this Coopers Hawk? was scanning the pasture for lunch. We see hawks daily.
When the feeder is filled, it usually draws the odd Tufted Titmouse:
But my favorite bird (also my mother's and grandmother's fav) is the American Cardinal that visits the feeder daily. My neighborhood has lots of 5-7' shrubs and they like to nest at that height off the ground:
And a closer view. I wish the male was facing the pasture, as you can't see his yellow and purple patch on his back in this shot. The females are merely an olive green in color. this pair came in daily around 4-5pm for their bath. Temps were already in the 32ºC range, so they were looking to cool off a bit, I imagine.