This year we have decided to feed the birds throughout the winter. I am not sure if it is good or bad for the birds, the argument rages, but the truth is I could care less. The birds seem happy and I like it, so we are good to go. If you have any complaints send them to my Yahoo account please, it's the one I give to contacts I never intend to read.
My favorite backyard birds are these hummingbirds, these little guys are the rat terriers of the bird world. Fearless and tiny, they think they are really something. Anyone who gets too close to the feeder is due for a fly-by. If they weighed 100 #'s they would rule the sky.
This purple headed male has claimed the yard as his own. I have decided to name him Daniel, he doesn't eat meat and would fly into fire to claim what is his.
I am not sure if Danny is a bit of a camera hound or if hovering takes a lot out of a guy because he is very willing to pose for snapshots between flights. I hope he hangs around for awhile.
This young lady seems to be a rare beauty, at least in Danny's eyes, because he allows her to enter the yard with a minimum of fuss. Now the female label is a guess based on the king of the yard's behavior, but I am going to go with it and name her Sarah. She was known as a woman of uncommon beauty.
Altough with my luck Sarah may turn out to be another Adam Lambert... oops sorry, that just slipped out.
