It seems the neighborhood birds have had a good season, so far.

[Arkansas Granny]

In the last couple of weeks I've seen the following fledglings in my front yard:

House Sparrow
House Finch
White Winged Dove
Blue Jay
Cardinal
Brown Thrasher
Downy Woodpecker
Robin

The birds (and squirrels) have learned the sound of the cover being removed from the metal pail where I store bird seed. They hear that and within minutes I have a yard full of birds (and squirrels).

[Walleye]

1. Very cool. I would that swear my hummingbirds see me filling the feeder and then come slurp.

[AllaN01Bear]

2. a friend of mine down the hall has a suction cup humming bird feeder on his second story window.

the birds really get upset when the feeder runs dry.

[Walleye]

4. I'm on the second floor too, and my deck is where I hang most of the feeders some on the windowsill. they seem to thrive

[AllaN01Bear]

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[AllaN01Bear]

3. grat bird spotting.

hey guys!!!! , its dinner time . come and get iot.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

6. People are seeing Brown Thrashers a lot all of a sudden.

I have two that are the first to come. I have never seen one before and I worked at a Bird Sanctuary for years.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. I've had Brown Thrashers before, but this season they are

actually visiting the feeders instead of just poking around on the ground for spilled peanuts.

[Layzeebeaver]

8. here in the UK (north cotswolds)

Robin
Blue tit
great tit
long-tailed tit
nuthatch
bull finch
goldfinch
greenfinch
jackdaw
chaffinch
magpie
grey squirrel
hedgehog
frog
blackbird
starling
garden shrew
field mouse
and a fecking rat (needs to die!)

All this in a garden the size of a postage stamp before 7am...

[Arkansas Granny]

9. That's quite a list.

In addition to the birds, I have also seen several animals in the yard, but not on a daily basis. I've seen squirrels, rabbits, skunks, opossums, racoons, toads, garter snakes, turtles, gophers and ground hogs.

[Layzeebeaver]

10. in a terrible human world we can always find some comfort in watching wildlife...