1-23-17  our neighbors:

Our neighbors actually have wings and come and go a lot.  They also like to eat and drink on our patio.  I'm a little surprised that we were gone for 4 weeks and as soon as we got back and refilled the bird feeder, they were back almost immediately.

Even the doves have started going up to the feeder instead of just wandering around on the ground like they usually do.

 a female Cardinal.

 Carolina wren. 

 one of the many Chickadees that come.

 close up of a Chickadee

 one of the wood peckers or sap suckers that regularly comes to eat, too.

 and a tufted titmouse

 The tufted titmouse waiting it's turn in the trees nearby.

 a Chickadee waiting it's turn.

 Male Cardinal and a Chickadee.  There's often 2 birds on the feeder at a time, but they always go to opposite sides of the feeder from each other.  As soon as one leaves, another immediately takes it's place.  At least for a good part of the daylight hours.  We put a glass full of bird feed out per day and they usually have it gone by the afternoon.

 Cardinal waiting it's turn.

 Chickadee

Can't wait until we can put the hummingbird feeder back out there and have them popping in, too.