May | 2010 | Jeannie's Travel Addiction

A VERY BUSY WREN

From time to time, I just have to share a moment in time. This is one of those moments. I captured photos of a wren trying his best to build a nest in my back yard. You see, the male wren builds the nest and then the female wren, if he has won her over, then rebuilds the nest. So this poor guy was giving it his best that day. You”ll see, I never said he was logical, just trying his best. In the end, did he get the girl? Sad to say, I don’t think so, the bird house remained empty that summer. But it was a very entertaining moment in time.

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Bird Watching At Home ( A Fill-In When Not Traveling :)

SUMMER 2010 Bird Watching

I’m sure this will fit.

OK, off on a side note, I sunk into a no-travel dip after June of 2010, so I had to find something different to occupy some free time. Looking for simple, cheap (or I thought would be cheap when I started) entertainment, I decided to feed and watch the birds in my back yard. Easy to do on day one. Then on day two, the squirrels discovered the bird seed. So, what amateur tips can I pass on? Trust me, you can try to outsmart a squirrel and waste a lot of time and bird seed, or you can just learn from my experience and go to the Wild Bird Store ( St Louis, Mo) and buy a squirrel-proof feeder. That’s where the “cheap” part of the entertainment ends. But the squirrel- proof feeders do work. Tip # 2: In regards to the sack that holds the finch food -while the squirrels didn’t bother my finch food – I learned that finch are finicky and they like their food sacks to be washed between usage. Tip # 3 : Baltimore Orioles in St. Louis? Did they lose their way? Evidently, they migrate through this region during the month of May and if you hang an oriole feed ( looks like a hummingbird feeder only it’s orange with orange nectar) they will stop and fill up their bellies. I had daily visitors for most of the month Tip # 4: Definitely get a wren house and you will be delighted with the spunk and song of these little birds. Enough reading – please enjoy the bird watching …..