Feeder Buddies on a summery November day

The weather has been insanely nice.  The summer like warm breeze today made it hard to remember it is nearly mid November.  My feeder pals have been soaking up the sun too.   

Here are a couple of regulars of the group.

The juvenile had a bad injury to his beak and I worried he might not survive.

His beak still has a scab but he seems to be doing well.

'Scab' comes to the feeder fairly often, it's easy to recognize him.

One of many chickadees who eat from the trough.

Relentless

When I got home from Iowa on Monday, the orchids from the kitchen window sill were upside down in the sink, and I right away heard something clunking against the bedroom window. Since then, a chickadee has been relentlessly attacking the windows around the house. I'm sure he drove the cats nuts while I was gone, and they were trying to get to the bird and knocked down the orchids.

He poses on the bedroom screen , preparing for his attack.

Then, the attack...flutter flutter tap tap.

Then, after a fashion, he moves to the kitchen window. Same drill.

He doesn't care that I am standing right there, clicking away.

The bird is on a mission, futile, but he is determined.

He seems to spend most of the time on the deck door, which causes much excitement for the cats. Here is a short video of yesterday's action.

I keep hoping he will 'get over it', but I have a friend here in Wisconsin who has a cardinal that is attracted to the mirror on her car and has been doing this dance for months and months now

It's a Sign

I do believe that Spring is here, the gold finches are starting to 'yellow up' in time for the dating season.

I've been entertained by the Chickadees for awhile now as they take a seed from the feeder and then fly to a branch where they crack the seed.  Seems like so much work for so little payoff.  Soon the chickadees will have some competition as the other birds return.  

I did get all the bird houses cleaned out for new tenants, and I will be looking for some of them to be returning soon.  It would be swell to get a pair of bluebirds in the yard this year.