Feeding songbirds has the side effect of birds dropping seed throughout our yard, which results in volunteer sunflowers popping up. We generally let them pop up and thrive or not. This volunteer adds cheer to the middle part of the vegetable garden.
Tag: feeding birds
Feeding song birds
I feed the birds year round, though less diligently in the warm months when multiple food sources are available.
A male House Sparrow helps itself to some oil sunflower seed.
Perched
Perched on a feeder, an American Goldfinch works on a sunflower seed.
Visitors
Project FeederWatch, a citizen sciemce program bewgan last weekend. This will be my tenth season of contributing observations.
These American Goldfinches were among my visitors.
Clinging
Clinging to the suet feeder block cage, this Downy Woodpecker takes advantage of the largess.
Visitor
ETA: Now the photo is posted.
I rummaged through photos and came across this one from July. I put out suet cakes for a week or two and this female Downy Woodpecker (link goes to allaboutbirds.org) regularly visited. She also visited the hummingbird feeder, right background, and I think was able to extract some nectar.
I resumed filling the seed feeders late last week and expect to see more visitors soon.
Living gold
The male American Goldfinches are re-acquiring their brilliant summer plumage.
