One of my favorite miracles of spring is when "our birds" make the long journey back to their summer home. Today, there was a hummingbird that zipped past the nectar pole looking for a treat... Must have been one of last year's hummers because he knew right where to look. I hurried to get the nectar because I hate to disappoint our birds... I love birds. I love how they sing the praises of their Creator in spite of the fact that most of them live in constant fear of being eaten! I wish I could do the same... They work tirelessly to build their nests, and when tragedy strikes, they start over and do it again just as diligently as the first time--and they don't complain. I wish I could do that, too... When we built our home, I so badly wanted to have a yard with trees and singing birds. But we didn't have trees...so we didn't have many birds either. After many years of planting/growing trees, with each passing year, our yard is more filled with birds. This morning I was laying in the living room near an open window just listening to the birds sing. I sat down in the school room this afternoon and noticed our cardinal pair in the feeder. It's so sweet... When cardinals are "courting", the male feeds the female seeds, and I've been hoping to get a picture. We rushed and got the camera, and sure enough, I was able to snap a quick shot:
Not a great picture--but at least I got one. Mike set up the summer birdbath that has a dripper with fresh water continually, and the birds can't resist it. A robin stopped by for a splash:
He was having so much fun that just a minute later, our male bluebird decided he might like to have a splash, too:
The lady bluebird thought it looked tempting...
but she was too nervous to get in just yet.
A red wing blackbird stopped in for a few seeds...
A rose-breasted grosbeak has also been trying to figure out the cage feeder:
And the Oriole arrived in the lilac bush looking for his jelly...
We hurried up and put out an orange, but I'm going to have to pick up some jelly tonight...
...cause like I said, I really don't like to disappoint our birds.
I love this time of year!
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