Monday, December 08, 2008

Going to the Birds...and Squirrels

Kaylen and I have been tending to the wildlife in our yard - namely the birds and squirrels. The squirrels are a happy accident as we only meant to feed the birds. We're ok with it though - we both adore squirrels and it is quite funny to watch them hang upside down as they work to get the seeds from the feeder.

On this cold morning (Saturday - which happened to be our first frosty morning this year), the squirrels were happy to eat the seeds dropped by the birds. You can't tell from the photos but there were probably 10-15 birds coming and going from the feeder.

As it turns out, we are going through the seed much more quickly than I had anticipated. The photos show the feeder half full but by about 90 minutes later, it was completely empty.

The plus side of that is I know we have happy birds and squirrels as well as a happy Kaylen. :) It's also a lot of fun (and quite relaxing) to watch the activity.



3 comments:

Audra said...

We have also been loving our birds! We've finally found the food that attracts the most in our neighborhood, and also peanuts for our squirrels! (which are pretty rare in socal!)

Jen said...

If you buy a bag of peanuts, you will have Kaylen busy for an entire morning or longer. That is great entertainment. The bluejays and squirrels jockey for the peanuts, and they are Very! Serious! about it.

I love watching the wildlife.

Monogram Queen said...

Alot of people dislike squirrels but i'm a fan too!