Well, it's been a long time between posts. Not that there hasn't been any birding action here. We have just been busy outside with all the good weather. I actually enjoy being serenaded by all the birds while I work outside. The excitement of migration season is over. Probably my favorite bird this spring - even though it's hard to pick, would be the Indigo Bunting. They hang around here all year and I sometimes hear them calling during the summer. They seem to only show up at the feeders in the spring, though. They must be really hungry after migration. Once food is plentiful, they shy away from the feeders. I found one at the feeder along with a Red Bellied Woodpecker and Gold Finches.

The same must be true of the Baltimore Orioles. They haven't been back since that week or so they were eating from the suet. I even put a little jelly feeder you can see in the photo out for them. My husband claims that by "rolling out the red carpet," I actually scared them away! However, there is strong evidence by serious birders that they actually have a pattern of what they prefer to eat during the various parts of the year. I imagine that, like the indigo bunting, they need pretty dense nutrition sources right after migration. The raisins in suet would be just the ticket. Sort of like a Power Bar for athletes.

I have many more photos and from the spring. More to come soon. Oh, AND, before I forget, our little tail-less wonder wren is finally growing his tail back - it is ALMOST normal length, but I can still tell when he is here from his tail.