Tag Archives: Chickadee

Backyard Bird Brawl

Three times the poor little chickadee tried to get the wren to share the feeder, but the wren would not hear of it. The third time the startled chickadee stopped in mid flight, threw its wings up as if to surrender, and turned around to make its getaway. During their exchange, I think I heardContinue reading “Backyard Bird Brawl”

Room For “Wrent”

A house for birds rests high on a shepherd’s rod while white pipes in the ground serve as “hotels” for frogs in hopes that the frogs will leave the birdhouse to the birds. In the past, frog squatters have commandeered the birdhouse leaving the wrens and chickadees to fend for themselves. Yesterday, a chickadee spentContinue reading “Room For “Wrent””

Feeding a Flying Mouse

I had work to do in the yard; fertilize some plants, water a dry area, put fresh water in the birdbath, and finally, replenish the bird feeders. It sounds simple, but the feathery fiends kept diving to the feeders, and I felt obliged to wait until they finished. Finally, there was a break, and IContinue reading “Feeding a Flying Mouse”