It must be all the work of finding a mate, building a nest, and feeding young that is making the birds so hungry. No need to worry about the sunflower chips getting stale.
May 1 started out with one beautiful White-crowned Sparrow. The next day, I saw two on the patio. The first bird this morning was a White-crowned again. Got some nice photos of him mid-morning, capturing that pale white blush on his throat . Grateful to have these beauties show up.
The first set of Bluebirds fledged yesterday. The parents were meticulous housekeepers. That's more than I can say for myself.😉 The nest was spotless. The Tree swallows that have been harassing the Bluebirds finally can have "their" box back. It took them all of two minutes to pop into the opening.
While checking the boxes, I found a broken Turkey egg on the ground. I did see a Turkey walking in that same area about a week ago.
It looks like the Gray catbirds will be nesting in the quince shrub again. I was surprised to see three pairs at one time the other day. They are big peanut suet fans. A pair of Brown thrashers was also here. So pretty.
