{"id":533,"date":"2021-12-08T17:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T17:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=533"},"modified":"2021-12-08T17:50:39","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T17:50:39","slug":"watching-a-bird-feeder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calvinlangton.com\/?p=533","title":{"rendered":"Watching a Bird Feeder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watching a Bird Feeder<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

We have several bird feeders under our backyard Plum tree. I can easily see them from my easy chair. Barbara from her comfy spot on the couch. We don\u2019t get into the real bird-watching stuff like recording the dates, numbers and kinds. I really don\u2019t know all the different kinds. I know Cardinals, Blue Jays, Doves, Grackles, Finches and Woodpeckers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Beyond that they are birds. I do note when the Robins show up. I rejoice over that as it usually indicates warmer weather is on the way. Grackles arrival also mark the beginning of Spring but no one likes them. They are loud, obnoxious and come in numbers that run everything away even the squirrels. They take over. <\/span><\/p>\n

Our most popular feeder is a box-shaped like a barn. The roof is yellow.\u00a0\u00a0The rest is green. It is large enough that it takes two ice cream buckets of seed to fill it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When the big birds arrive the small birds scatter. The moment the large birds leave they return.\u00a0\u00a0They like to perch on a small ledge while they eat.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I say small but it will accommodate a number of birds at one time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I have noted several things about them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They throw a lot of seeds on the ground.\u00a0\u00a0(The Doves love that).\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t think they necessarily throw them out for the doves.\u00a0\u00a0I believe it is the seed they don\u2019t like while searching for their favorites.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The Doves get what is left after the others get theirs.\u00a0\u00a0\u2014- Sounds like our society.\u00a0\u00a0First the \u201cbig birds\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0Then the majority. Last of all the others can pick up the \u201cleftovers \u201cfrom the ground. \u2014-<\/span><\/p>\n

When the food gets low the big birds assert their strength and size to dominate the feeder making sure they get the choice of whatever is left.\u00a0\u00a0When the food gets too low, they leave.\u00a0\u00a0The small birds then flock in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The amazing part is the small birds fight whether the feeder is almost empty or has just been refilled.\u00a0 I guess they feel insecure either way. As if someone will take their share.\u00a0\u00a0They are in constant motion pushing, shoving and pecking regardless of the feeder being almost empty or full.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Seems to reflect our society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Where would you stand in bird\u00a0society?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Watching a Bird Feeder We have several bird feeders under our backyard Plum tree. I can easily see them from my easy chair. Barbara from her comfy spot on the couch. We don\u2019t get into the real bird-watching stuff like recording the dates, numbers and kinds. I really don\u2019t know all the different kinds. 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