Mom called to me, because at least somebody understands that it's me the birds come to visit and nobody else and that I am a friend to all birds and Caroline would probably eat one if she got a chance. She just better not be getting ideas about stealing my bird buds, is what I say. Especially since now's the time we start to get tons just passing through.
"Hi, William! I'm sure glad to see you!"
"I'm here to visit and get a bite to eat
but I don't want your sister eyeballing me."
"See? I'm looking for grubs."
That is a furry good looking bird. I am only allowed to watch them too. The only time I scared one was when I was outside in my porch. The pigeon landed next to me, took one look and flew away.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen one of those is awhile. We don't get to see many birds where we live now. Very nice to see yours William.
ReplyDeleteYou are so nice to birds and things, Wm. I must say I admire you.
ReplyDeleteJosie had her eye on a birdie today. Mom thinks there is a couple of baby birdies in a big tree in the backyard. I'll have to keep my eye out of them.
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we has nefurr seen a bird like that 'afore. wow.
ReplyDeleteShe is totally bird-blocking you, Squilliam! I second that cuckoo circle thing!
ReplyDeleteMy Ga'ma saw a cedar waxwing in their yard in Belen yesterday! The birdies is flying through!
ReplyDeleteHey, that bird's a TABBY! I watch the birdies, too. We has lotsa morning doves out back, but they stay all day, not justa morning.
ReplyDeleteOh I love to watch birdies!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a quail! We have those but they look a little bit different. Ours have little thingies on their heads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_quail
ReplyDeleteIs that what them birdies is doing - looking for grubs? We loves looking at them birdies too. We tries to hide so they won't see us. IS that what you do too?
ReplyDeleteI have called upon my staff to determine that your friend is a Gilded race of the Common Flicker*. They are quite rare and are only found in the Southwest. You are very lucky to have seen him/her. Do your best to safeguard your new friend.
ReplyDelete*found on page 194-5 of Birds Of North America/A Guide To Field Identification. Put out by Golden Books and purchased by my researchers from the National Forest Service
We have Northern Flikkers heer that look like that. Sumtimes I see him pekking the big trees in the forest in the bak so hard that I think his branes will ixplode. Yoo can heer his nokking frum way far away. So I watch him carefully in case I git to see carnije. I don't know whut carnije is, but my Rocky the Gutter Cat sez it's neet to watch. I've never seen one on the grownd, tho. Uzhully, thare on the telefone pole or pekking the trees.
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