So for a couple weeks now, I have been setting out birdseed on our picnic table in the back yard, hoping to entice some interesting birds to come into viewing range. I am happy to say that it has worked, and I have recently been enjoying almost a constant flow of birds to watch.
This morning, as I was observing them, it occurred to me that my back yard now bears a striking resemblance to a restaurant. We constantly have the large party of chickadees, who always eat a lot and are very friendly (possibly a bachelorette party?). 3 or 4 house finches show up every couple of days for a nice family dinner, always sitting close together to share a meal. Next, we have the blue jay couple, who are friendly with each other, but do not enjoy the company of anyone else. They tend to come in for a romantic dinner of sunflower seeds most nights. And last, we have our lone wolf: the dark-eyed junco. He always comes by himself, and always seems almost eager to make friends with other birds or even myself, but flies away before a conversation can start. He might be a little awkward, but is probably very successful in business. Or just lives in his moms basement....hard to say.
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