melissatwa's Journal, 30 June 2020

This is just because we need things in life to enjoy! A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to feed my birds with a new "station." I put together a very weird looking bird buffet with platform, tube, and suet feeders. My kitties and I are enjoying looking through our window seats to nature. The birds love the old, dead limb I stuffed into a repurposed, chain link fence pole. My suet feeder has natural bark I've nailed to a support board. Granted, I fully acknowledge this not very FS related, except that I am feeding the birds rather than me! The photos are rather sad, since they are taken through glass and... birds are small! :)

Diet Calendar Entry for 30 June 2020:
1319 kcal Fat: 37.02g | Prot: 75.14g | Carb: 194.78g.   Breakfast: Great Value Organic Ground Flax Seed,  Blueberries, Great Value Half & Half,  Brown Sugar,  Oatmeal. Lunch: Ole Extreme Wellness Tomato Basil Tortillas, Olive Garden Italian Salad Dressing, Great Value Canned Chunk Chicken Breast, Kirkland Signature Greek Yogurt, Kirkland Signature Northwest Raspberry Spread. Dinner:  Nectarines ,  Blueberries ,  Green Cabbage. more...

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Awesome! 
30 Jun 20 by member: Ireland-83
Your cats definently want to play with those birds!  
01 Jul 20 by member: jaimejay
can u get any cooler? the roses now birds? my 6 year old son is such a bird nut. about 4 he had almost every bird that we can get in our city identified. amazing setup and great pics. his favorite are the Cardinals. I built a tray feeder for him out of scrap from work. but this is way cooler. thank you.  
01 Jul 20 by member: one.point.oh
I love feeding the birds every morning! They will be waiting for you if you keep a routine. 💖 
01 Jul 20 by member: red469
Those birds are definitely entertaining your cats!  
01 Jul 20 by member: Sandra Bain
that's a great setup melissa - the big blue bird looks like a jay, but not quite, you know what it is? and the red/green/gold little one - a finch? we have gold and red finches here, along with brown. we love our bird feeder watching as well - especially the hummingbirds. great pics. 
01 Jul 20 by member: br_e_co
Thanks, guys! It really is fun and, yes, the cats are vastly entertained. The feeder is 11 ft from the window, so we get a pretty good view. The hummingbird and squirrel feeder/bird feeder we have is just three feet away! The critters are mighty brave to come with only a window screen between them and large, eager, twitchy tailed cats. 😁  
01 Jul 20 by member: melissatwa
How awesome is that. I love your pictures, you have an amazing yard. Your kitties..lol 
01 Jul 20 by member: tatauu22
That is so cool about your little lad, #1. oh! I have a bird boy too, who loved learning all their names and particulatities when he was young. It is a fun hobby! br_e_co, yes! It is a Jay! But, it is a Steller's Jay! Yep, that is a little rosy, House Finch. My hubby's favorites are the two boring, big looking Northern Fickers. They are actually so beautiful, and the picture is so bad! They have bright orange under their wings and tail feathers. And the lads have bright orange cheeks. This is a mom and baby. The silly, big baby was still getting fed by the tired, overworked mom!  
01 Jul 20 by member: melissatwa
This is so cool! I wish we had more colorful birds here in the desert..💜 
01 Jul 20 by member: Diana 1234
Thanks, tatauu! My roses and flower gardens are all on the south and west sides of the house. That is where I try to make things pretty. This bird station is in the back yard and is so funny! I love our lawn even though all weeds and moss, but the the bird feeder is truely put together with this and that and so ugly! No one but our family needs to see it, and the birds don't care. 😁  
01 Jul 20 by member: melissatwa
Woah, this is so cool, Melissa!! How sweet of you to make that for the birdies. And your kitties are so adorable. Thank you for sharing! 😍💖 
01 Jul 20 by member: newnamewhodis
OMG, this is beautiful, great job Melissa! I would like to do something like this, but my cats are in and outdoors and they are criminals 🙁 
01 Jul 20 by member: Keilin_4
Love your bird feeder and visitors. I think it looks great. My feeders keep my cats and me entertained with their visitors too. Really helps when you have indoor kitties to keep them out of mischief. 
01 Jul 20 by member: kattay
Wow, this looks great! Your cats are looking at them like ”get the Tabasco, we’re headed out”. 😂 
01 Jul 20 by member: AZJulie
You've created a wonderful feeding area for your feathered friends. We love watching the birds out here too. Joe knows about them mire than I do. We've had a Vermillion Flycatcher and his mate since Spring. Very nice job. Let the feasting begin! 😊 
01 Jul 20 by member: Becc@
I love it! If it brings you joy or reduces stress, it affects your mental well-being which can affect your diet, so all good by me. And that's in addition to it's your journal, do what you want. What kind of bird is the guy who's bigger than the feeder? Giant feeder/giant bird??? 
01 Jul 20 by member: Katsolo
Fun! 
01 Jul 20 by member: kpwcalories
Beautiful. I do the same. Love feeding the little creatures. And even the squirrels. And rabbits. And chipmunks .. 
01 Jul 20 by member: Harold The Bear
Thanks, guys, for enjoying my little friends with me! Yes, Keilin, you probably don't want to make a buffet for your kitties and birds at the same time! 😁 Becky, I'm going to go look us a Vermillion flycatcher right now! Katsolo, I think you mean the picture with the two flickers? They are huge! And so, so much prettier than my sad camera captures. They are 12 to 14 inches! We have a Downey woodpecker mom and kid pair that come all the time too, but I haven't been able to get a good picture of them together.  
01 Jul 20 by member: melissatwa

     
 

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