[chimera]

Yeah, those Jays are real gobblers. I have one that just scatters seed everywhere. But then the finches and doves scoop it up off the ground or snow. I can hear him/her screeching before making an appearance at the feeders. A very raucous annunciation.

But I just feed them all, His Eminence The Cardinal and the humble Starling, the showy and noisy Jay and the quiet and drab Mourning Dove. The squirrels get a nibble from ears of corn. A cake of suet for the nuthatches. Soon the male finches will be sporting their courting colors and we'll have some white-capped sparrows munching on the dandelion blooms (good to see those go to some use). I get a few hummingbirds around the hanging baskets. We have a mockingbird in the neighborhood and I always like sitting outside seeing how many different calls I can identify. I had my kid out with me one night listening. We heard that little guy pretending to be a robin, a cardinal, a catbird. A very skillful mimicker.

All Nature's Children and God's creatures.

[brytlea]

I enjoy them all too. I am not good about having bird feeders here, but I"m going to go get some stuff and try again. Here is the piggy jay we enjoyed last summer (and I do love the mockingbirds EXCEPT when they sing at night and wake me up!)