Incoming.

So for some reason or other all day today the great big gigantic white winged doves were trying to get seed out of the feeders. These birds are almost as big as the feeders themselves, although their brains must be thistle seed-size. And Mom had even put some sunflower seeds and peanuts pieces on the ground for them!

The doves are so silly to watch on our sparrow- and finch-size feeders. They try and try to get to the seed but of course they can't because they're too big, so all they manage to do is stick their great big gigantic feet on the edges and then flap flap flap their wings to try to get balance. Needless to say they can't do that and eat seed at the same time, too. Usually they'll give up after awhile unless I tell them to stop it first.

Not this one guy. He must have weighed about a squillion pounds! I ducked when I saw him coming, he was so big. He came flying in and landed on top of one of the little feeders. And then...


Giant dove 1 - Little feeder 0.