After accidentally spilling birdseed on the deck, I saw many more birds coming to eat. One of my favorites is the Eastern Towhee. To me, he is a fancy bird – colorful and with pretty white markings on the black feathers on his back.
We’ve had song sparrows all along, but with easier access to the seed, more came. I enjoyed watching a mother feed her baby. She would eat about four seeds and turn to pop one into the baby’s mouth. It took a while for me to realize the baby was pecking at seeds himself, while crying for her to feed him. I wanted to tell her to make him do the dishes.
The horse chestnut trees had more blooms this year than I’ve seen before. One tree presented a blossom for my inspection on a low branch near the creek. The ones I used to see in New York were much, much larger and whiter than this. Perhaps there are different kinds, or maybe the altitude makes a difference.
Mehrling Muse 
Sweet bird pics, I wish I could get the birds to come to my feeder, so far no luck. 😦
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This is the best I’ve had in the four years we’ve lived here. I hope you will someday get birds. They are so much fun to watch.
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I’m gonna try Suze’s advice.
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I have a fascination for birds Anne and these two pictures are gorgeous.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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The sliding glass doors and part of my little desk seem to hide my movements from the birds.
xxx hugs on the wing xxx
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That Momma and baby are so cute. 🙂
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😍Looks perfectly natural to me, beautiful, and innocent.
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I have found that seeds on the ground often encourage more birds and more varieties too. I don’t do I so much in the summer, but I do some ground feeding all winter along with my feeders and birdbath.
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I don’t keep a birdbath filled in the winter. They have to go to the local (stream) for that. I haven’t fed birds this late in the season, either. I hate to quit when they are enjoying it so much.
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Anne,
I find birds love bird seed but not wheat, though it is grain.
Love your pictures and the story of the mother feeding the spoilt son-bird.
And you know a lot about trees.
Susie
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I’ve been trying to learn the names of trees for a number of years. Birds, too. Being self-taught, I’m never sure I have the correct name. It’s fun, though.
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“Make him do the dishes…”
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Delightful (even before I accidentally pressed ‘send’)
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You are in good company. Half of what I do is accidental.
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💚💙
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Guess you’ll have to drop bird seed more often 🙂
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I’m not sure how long these birds need food. It certainly has been fun to see them so close.
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That is a fancy bird and I’ve never seen one like that before. The mom/baby sparrow were so cute and your story was as well. I do miss feeding the birds, so the peanut-eating birds in the Park help to give me the “bird fix”. On the way home from the Park, I pass a house with three hummingbird feeders in the front yard. I don’t know if that is too close to the busy cross street, but I’m hoping to get some photos of them once the weather is warmer.
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The Eastern Towhee is in your area in breeding season. I’m glad you get your “bird fix” in while walking.
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Wow your pictures of the birds are great! So cool that you got a variety:)
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The birds are only about eight feet from my computer. If I zoom in before raising the camera, the birds don’t seem to notice me very much. Most skittish are blue jays and cardinals.
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That’s a great set up! I wonder why those birds are particularly skittish?
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Being skittish could be a function of size. Bigger birds take longer to be airborne, so they have to start sooner. How is that for a made-up explanation?
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Excellent! Can tell you’ve been a mommy and had to come up with reasons on the spot 🤣
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LOL!
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I always love to see birds in the garden but we seldom see sparrows now.
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I wonder what happened to your sparrows. I see two types, the song sparrow and the chipping sparrow. Although the one that was imported from Europe is common, I never see that house sparrow on the deck.
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Maybe, they seeking cooler regions because it is so hot here.
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I would!
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The horse chestnut is beautiful. Never saw it before.
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Beautiful shots, Anne! I love to watch them tending their little ones. The chestnut tree is fantastic 🌻💗😊
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Love the pictures Anne! I have been attempting to get some photos of the Baltimore Orioles, Goldfinches and Redheaded woodpeckers around here. I am not being very successful as they seem pretty leery of a camera pointed their way.
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They probably know when you don’t have a camera and pose prettily. I miss orioles. I saw them in NY, but not here in NC. I’ve not seen a redheaded woodpecker here.
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you need to spill birdseed more often!
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Sweet, yes, spill more!!
“make him do the dishes” – LOL!!!
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There was birdseed on my deck. There was also a sunflower seed feeder. A big black bear came tonight and ate everything. It also terrified the inhabitants in the house. Arghhhh!
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Oh, my! Your bird bait attracted the wrong customer. Frightening!
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❤️
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Lovely bird photos! Such beautiful creatures.
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