The beady black eyes glance quickly about, grab a sunflower seed and dart away. Next up, a male House Finch. His red capped head is easy to spot and he will often queue on the wooden fence waiting for the chickadees to clear out before starting his breakfast.

The analogy, if you build it they will come, is certainly true for our window mounted bird feeder. Hesitant at first, and still quite shy, the birds are coming, more every day. It’s seems word has spread and the seeds are quickly disappearing or perhaps they read my blog, Wanted Hungry Birds.

Whatever the case, we will often hear them, sparrows, chickadees and finches pecking at the feeder - usually around breakfast time. We stop what we’re doing and quietly sneak up on them. It’s fun watching them through the window, and gradually they are accepting our presence.

I must admit, I’m really enjoying the birds. My eight-year-old son, who is always asking for a pet, seems content to watch the birds, at least for now. The best part is there is no cage to clean and very little maintenance. Despite it’s growing popularity, the feeder only gets filled every two months.

While window mount feeders are not highly recommended (birds fly into the window), our feeder is situated in a low light area; we’ve had no accidents or fatalities.

I love our feeder. Its simplistic design was easy to install. We just slide the feeder off to refill it. It’s been a great activity for the kids and has developed their interest and awareness of the birds.

I guess you could say we’re going to the birds.

Cheers,

Julie

This entry was posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 6:06 am and is filed under Environment. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.