by Donna Lewis
As I have mentioned and you certainly know, this year has been a hard year for every living thing. Water and food are not as plentiful for our wild friends.
So, while I have lots of extra water stations, I also have put out extra bird food.
Black oil sunflower seeds are my favorite for most of the feeder birds, along with dried mealworms for the bluebirds and phoebes. Live mealworms are the best, but even more expensive than the dried ones.
I have spent way over my budget this year, so I need to win the lottery soon. Like me, the birds will have to be careful with our funds.
I took these photos this morning of first-year bluebirds sitting on one of my platform feeders eating mealworms I had just set out. They must fight the cardinals for them. The eastern phoebes also like the mealworms.
The bluebirds were born this spring, so they look a bit rough. They will look better in their second year.
It’s nice to do something for the birds. It’s nice to do something nice for anyone.
Remember who we garden for.
Nature Along the El Camino Real 