I’ve had the strangest thing happen lately. My 5-6 cardinal flock has turned to 30-40 over the last couple weeks.
It used to be just the male and his wife and one kid or so, now it’s a whole extended family, who bring 3-4 fledglings apiece. Out of nowhere a barrage drops out of the trees like rocks, it’s everybody rolling in for sunflower seed and a splash in the fountain.
One of the young guns has me trained: he attacks the window next to my laptop until I take more seed out.
that would be fun to see!
Merrrry Christmas.
My dad was trained by a blue jay about four years ago. He comes to sit on Dad’s hand to eat peanuts. A few of Blue Jay’s friends will share the wealth on the ground, but only the one sits on Dad’s hand to eat. He picks up one nut, shakes it, looks at Dad, picks up another, shakes it, looks...until he picks the one he wants and flies away.
I hope this little fellow lives forever!