We got a bird feeder for the backyard on my birthday so we have been exploring the wonderful world of backyard birding. Mostly, we want the colorful birds, the elusive cardinal and cedar waxwings and other wonderful birds at the feeder. Mostly we get sparrows and squirrels and cute chipmunks. It has been tough to get this flighty cardinal to sit still enough for a picture, but I finally got him last week. He is one tough customer. So, we are also learning that bird feeders aren't cheap. The sparrows can clean a bird feeder out in a day if they want to. It is not cheap. Anyway, we are having some COVID inspired backyard fun with our local birds.
