April 6, 2017. Madison, Mississippi. Bird Feeders.

When we arrived here from Mexico we had none.   For two years we have lived without them but now we have four, two at the front and two in the back.   Everywhere we have lived we have enjoyed bird feeders.   Ken has set them up where I could watch and he was the one to fill them with seeds.  With binoculars at hand and the bird book close by, we began our education of identification.   Even at the condo in Mississippi we installed a feeder in the bushes in front of the window.  We could sit on our patio and see the birds only 6 feet in front of us, but only if we stayed very still.

We brought that feeder with us but it was put into the garage and we forgot all about it.  Ken ordered a small feeder for the front close to the fountain.  It took two days for the birds to find it.  Now the little birds not only eat the seeds but they take a drink at the top level of the fountain.  I can watch from the kitchen windows.  Then Ken remembered that we brought a feeder with us and found it and installed it to the right of the walk.  I know the birds are eating at the feeder but so far I have not seen them.  One wood thrush was eating berries beside the feeder.  Pretty bird.

"This feeder is bigger than I thought it would be," said Ken when he opened the box.  They attach to the deck railing and swing out over the foliage below.  Clever and new to us.  But big.  Yesterday he installed the one and today another one came for the other side.  So far the birds have not discovered the food. Or perhaps they are too close to the house.  We will see.  But for sure, we will enjoy watching the birds at our bird feeders.  Another one of life's simple pleasures.