Stellar Peep Show
In addition to my own feathered family, there are also a lot of wild birds hanging around the aviary.
Most notable is of course my crow friends. The female crow has been gone a few weeks, likely sitting on eggs. But she was back this weekend so it could be that the eggs have hatched!
I leave her a little bit of food in her water bowl to help feed the babies, and she leaves me gifts in return. Sometimes it is an apple peel or something random she has found in her travels. Often it is a stick. When she returned after two weeks, she left this very fancy two fold, three part stick for me to say “thank you.”
While it is nice and all, I told her to think about leaving lotto tickets next time.
There are also quite a few robins around these days. I like their feisty antics and their pretty songs, but there aren’t any regular robins in our yard right now.
The stellars jays are regulars in the yard, and they should be feeding babies right about now, but unfortunately I think they lost their babies to some rogue crows. What are you two stellars doing?
Hey that doesn’t seem quite… OH! I know what you’re doing!
Whoa! Nothing more to see here people. Let’s give these two some privacy. Keep moving. Move along.
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AWwwwe!! I loved this little story! Especially the part about the crow and her generosity! SOOO cute. Your stories always make me smile. Thank you!! <3
You should be writing children’s books to pay for your vet bills…….you have a way with words!! And I agree, your stories always make me smile.
Agree with Nancy. I’d sure buy them!
If not lotto tickets, maybe an iPad.
I love how the crow leaves you gifts in return for the food. And I also agree with Nancy…you should definitely write a children’s book with animals in it.
You are so lucky to be able to enjoy the company of all these birds around you!
Our crows, they love to eat other baby birds but i guess it’s the cycle of life as I put it. Great photos in your yard Tif.