I’m working from home full time now.
I decided to put my desk in the sunroom so I could enjoy both the
gardens and the birds while I work. (I
can see several of the feeders and the birdbaths from my “workspace.”)
On a daily basis, I see chickadees and nuthatches, cardinals and
finches, blue jays and a few wild turkeys at the feeders! I had the occasional oriole and hummingbird
this summer, too.
Friday afternoon, I saw four (FOUR) woodpeckers on the bee house in
the front garden. So, Saturday morning
when I filled the seed feeders, I took the bee house down and put up a suet
feeder.
I typically don’t put out the
suet until Thanksgiving, but seeing all the woodpeckers clamoring around, I decided
they knew better than I did about the timing.
The squirrels have been crafty in their efforts to “hack” the suet
feeders in the past, but I think I have enough security on the feeder to ensure
the feeder stays up and that the suet stays inside it!
When I arrived home after meeting a friend for a glass of wine
Saturday afternoon, I saw this! I was
able to get within 4 feet of the bird before he sought temporary safety and
shelter in a nearby tree. By the time I walked
from the porch to the sunroom, he was back on the feeder!
And, so far, the squirrels have not absconded with the feeder or the
suet!
