A baby robin stopped by to check me out during his first test flight out of the nest. I felt bad for the nearby parents who immediately wrote them off for dead. Thankfully, once they got far enough from me, the parents fed them and everyone continuedd having a good afternoon.
So happy to have more bird friends stopping by to take advantage of the winter berries behind our house. It makes the winter less bleak to have them fluttering about.
We really miss being able to directly feed our local birds so it’s exciting to see that our trees are up to the task. A group of house finches came by the window while I was admiring the snow.
Welcome, welcome, little stranger,
Fear no harm, and fear no danger;
We are glad to see you here,
For you sing “Sweet Spring is near.”
Now the white snow melts away;
Now the flowers blossom gay:
Come dear bird and build your nest,
For we love our robin best.
A mother Canada goose decided to nest right outside of the church sanctuary window. At one point she started pecking at the window and we all decided she was yelling at us to, ”keep it down in there!”
Spotted a Dark-eyed Junco huddling in the branches of our backyard today. Apparently they are true snowbirds, coming down from Canada for winter. They must be tough to find 4° F a warm escape.
Met a peacock this weekend and immediately thought of how they wake @maique’s family up all the time.
