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| Two goldfinches and a white-breasted nuthatch |
I've been keeping a casual list of birds I've seen on my visits to the garden and had managed to accumulate 28 species for my Green Meadows Bird List. If I'd been taking binoculars to the garden to specifically look for birds I'd have a much longer list! In just one hour of standing near the shed and looking through the binoculars, I managed to add 4 more species.
The shed makes a great place to stand and watch birds for two reasons: it acts as a bird blind and as shelter from the brutal wind. Saturday, anything that protected us from the wind was greatly appreciated!
What is a bird blind you say?
Any thing that keeps the birds from being aware of you. Examples: a car, the house, the over hang of the shed or a specific shelter built for watching birds.
Kitty was at the garden to do Garden Duty but there weren't any crazy gardeners out Saturday afternoon so she joined me looking for birds. As you can tell from her smile she was having fun even if she was freezing.
Two frozen gardeners (Mike and Sue) stopped by after they finished their walk but they didn't stay long!
