So you know those bird seed ornaments that I made for Christmas neighbor gifts, that Chuck thought were so lame that I changed my mind about giving them away? I decided to hang them in my own yard, to see if I could coax any local birds out of hiding. Although I've been told that the only birds that winter over here are the Magpies and the Ravens, I have heard other birds even though I haven't seen them.
Interesting side note: I did give one bird seed ornament to a sister in the ward that I visit teach. She was the one who told me all the local birds flew to warmer climates for the winter, except for the Magpies- then she exclaimed "I hate Magpies! They are chattering, hateful birds!" The back story is that she was raised in a rural farming community back in the 40's and farmers considered magpies to be destructive to crops. She was too young at the time to know specifically what damage the magpies did, just was aware they were considered a nuisance. She said she and her brothers grew up hunting magpies with their sling shots. For every dead magpie they brought to the country store they would be given a nickel. 5 cents was plenty of money back then to buy a candy bar or a small toy. I find it interesting how childhood prejudices linger.
Chuck and I put on our snow shoes a couple of days ago and ventured out to hang my bird seed hearts in the pine trees out behind our house.
Well, by the next morning all 5 seed ornaments that I hung were gone! I think these guys had something to do with it.
These elk are relaxing about 25 yards from my back door. Don't they look well fed?
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