The larger grosbeaks may have trouble using the hanging feeder, but that doesn’t stop them from trying!
They have just barely enough room for them to perch at the corners, then have to twist to be able to reach the seed before having to drop off and fly away.
A black capped chickadee, checking me out through the window, as I take his picture.
Butterscotch got tired of just watching the birds from below, and made a dash for them.
She did not succeed.
I had started to see the pine grosbeaks in some of our crab apple and ornamental apple trees. Once I picked up the the new birdseed, we’ve started to see them at the feeder. Especially this lovely couple.
She looks a bit perplexed.
She was also much harder to get pictures of! The male, on the other hand, was more co-operative.
Notice the bulge in this blue jay’s throat.
It had just finished stuffing it full of seeds.
Compare it to the blue jay that landed moments later.
In for a fill up!
The Re-Farmer
At least the bluejays will eat some of the tiny seeds, though they prefer the sunflower seeds.
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 