The Birds

We hung a bird feeder in the tree in front of our house. We can now check birds off the list of animals not taken care of by our household. Reptiles are about the only thing left on that list, but there's no way I'm going to encourage those snakes living in our garden to hang around.

Abbie likes birds, so we figured she'd enjoy watching birds eat. Mommy helped her hang the feeder, and Abbie waited patiently for the birds to find it. After several seconds of waiting, Abbie lost her patience and yelled at a bird that was flying near our house yet oblivious to the seed bounty we offered to it. The bird did not follow her advice, and continued flying onward.

The next afternoon, Abbie spotted a chickadee at the feeder. Abbie went crazy, jabbering about how cute the bird was, how great the bird was, and generally going on about it in more loving terms than she'd use about any family member.

Now the crows have found the feeder. They emptied half of it today. Filthy birds.