I think it's going to be a great season for the Cardinals...
...both the baseball Cardinals and the flying kind alike! I just wonder why the male cardinals (the bright red ones) don't allow the female cardinals (the mostly greyish ones) more time on the feeders; it seems that the female hardly gets a few seeds before the male will fly in to get her off the feeder!
This morning, I noticed the squirrel was still able to get on the bird feeders—even with the slinky attached so it would slide down if trying to climb up! So I threw a tennis ball at it a few times (I hit it once), but it still came back. Early in the afternoon, I found that it jumped from one of the supports on our patio cover about five feet and landed on top of one of the feeders! Per my Mom's suggestion, I moved the feeders about five more feet into an open area in the yard. I have yet to see another one of the evil squirrels jumping on it...
Later on, I found a lazy morning dove pecking at himself and looking generally 'fat 'n plump' as usual:
Finally, I spotted a starling who doesn't quite understand the concept of 'little perch = little birds':
I love birding in my backyard! It's a fun way to spend a little time relaxing during spring break. I also love spring (it's my favorite season), and hope that the supposed snow coming to St. Louis on Monday misses us.
Finally, I would like to mention that DeathRoe.com is in the final stages of development and testing, and will be getting underway (and online) very soon! I'm excited to see what this site will hold for my generation (the generation that 'survived Roe v. Wade').