For the birds

My son says we are getting old, but Brian and I like filling our feeders to feed the birds. I love watching the different colors and types of birds that show up. Soon we will put out the hummingbird feeders too.

Today was no exception. I haven't seen any around our home before, but today on our deck was a bluebird! I love these. So beautiful with their bright blue backs and orange breasts. Usually we have finches, yellows and reds. This spring we have also had a number of woodpeckers. These are a good sign that we need to treat our deck as there were a couple pecking at the rungs of the railing. And, that same day there was a number of cardinals and blue jays in the yard. Plus, we also have a pair of mourning doves or "love doves" as Brian likes to call them. I like to imitate what they may be saying to each other, imagining that they are Brian and I as the male picks at the female and tries to scoot closer to her and her poking back and him and scooting away. :)

Speaking of the hummingbirds, last year I was going to take the cover off the gril to use it, but heard a buzzing from underneath. At first, I thought it may be a large bumblebee, but wasn't quite convinced of that. So, cautiously I lifted the cover and what should buzz out?? A hummingbird! Somehow it got caught underneath the grill cover. Luckily, I did not harm it and it buzzed away as soon as it was freed.