Returning for a moment to Sunday…
After a brief excursion into Vermont, we made our way back to the dairy farm where I was persuaded to have a scoop of soft vanilla ice cream which was quite nice but caused a new experience, frozen lips,, the same sort of feeling you get when you’ve had a numbing injection for dental work. Curious.
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We sat at a table outside watching American robins.
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They were feasting on worms from the newly mown grass.
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Back at home another red-belly has been visiting.
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Red-bellied woodpeckers are back and forth all day.They seem to like that particular feeder.
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The Downy woodpecker likes suet.
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Two male House finches sit on the feeder while Master Sparrow does a fly-by.
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Meanwhile, down below, Starling babies were causing trouble…
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Starling babies always seem so needy and demanding!
But like all birds, they are lovely.
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Thank you, Carolyn, for the feeding time, because it is the most entertaining! And starling fledglings are indeed lovely! As always, your photos add to the pleasure of reading your posts!
Joanna
Starling youngsters are the most demanding and try to get fed by Mum for as long as they possibly can. Do you ever have rat problems with all the food around?
We don’t have rats here but back in Washington they were a problem.
American Robins look nice, but are nowhere near as cute as our Robins. They look like Starlings with red breasts, and are too big. I am not patriotic at all, but give me our tiny British Robins any time. We have two nesting in the garden, and they are very busy. I hope they are feeding soon-to-fledge babies.
Best wishes, Pete.
English robins are special and I miss them. Our juncos are much like then except they don’t have red breasts.
Your photos of all the birds (especially the woodpeckers) are beautiful. Ha 😁, I think it must be hard work to be the parents of a starling baby! The frozen lips are interesting – maybe you should eat another ice cream and see if it happens again …