the winged creatures

i put a birdbath by our front door, where i can see it
from inside a big window - no small task, since any
water evaporates quickly when in the desert......
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for a couple days i waited, and then....
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this morning, they came!
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at least 50 little birds, some yellow breasted (wild finches? canaries?)
and some brown: lining the window sills, skittering on the roof,
fluttering back and forth from the juniper trees, splashing in the
water - all vying for their turn - JOY
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sometimes, it's the simplest things bringing the greatest impact
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How wonderful Isn't it amazing how the simpliest actions can bring so much joy. I've always tried to live as close to the woods as possible so when I wake up in the morning it's to the sweet music of all the different species of birds nesting in the trees outside my bedroom window. I keep my blinds open all night so they are the first thing I see in the morning.

put the water out and they will come
ahh Hippie..that's great

i can see you now looking for ways to increase the bath area for the birdies...


i am with lighting...my windows are open also and in the summer on the porch is like being
in an aviary...wonderful

Today the birds were at war... All I could hear was crows yacking at some of the other birds and them yelling back. I felt like I was in the middle of the AH movie "The Birds".

Ya what's up with all of the crows. We have always had a few crows in the area, but this year there is thousands of them. You should see what they are doing to my corn. (outside rows anyway). They are just stripping the cobs. I think I need a couple of scarecrows.

You have corn?????? We got so much rain no local corn this year. Maybe a couple ET scarecrows would do the trick.

Ya I have a hundred acres (field corn) for my cattle.

ET scarecrows would be awesome. Might scare my cattle too though, let alone the neighbours.

wow..
good luck in moving those crows out M...
the only thng i have seen to do it is the starlings and the black birds...
wierd how in the bird world the smaller pick on the larger..

but dang a good ET scarecrow sounds fun
put some old bib coveralls on him and an aluminum pointy hat....
gotta think about what to sub for the pitchfork...
hummmmmmmmmmmmmm

How about these...

How about a ray gun....

glow sticks would be perfect....
i don't know if they come that big though...

M..you had the answers all the time..
hahahahahahahahah

Ohhhhh the neighbors will be talking now!