I have a lot going on, some of which you’ll undoubtedly read about next week. But I didn’t want this week to get away without smiling.
Now I know you’ve seen my ‘through the window’ bird shots just last post.
Look at all the detail in her feathers. There are little white hearts in there, perfect for February and Valentine’s Day.
And I know she’s just a starling, though as a European starling I guess she is rather exotic.
But since I’d never seen one before, and since she stops by every day now to get some lunch, and since I think she’s just so darn cute I thought you wouldn’t mind seeing her again.
A girl’s got to be nimble to get the good stuff here at the bottom.
Because she makes me smile every time I see her chowing down on that suet.
Who say’s I’m chowing, lady? I’m daintily having brunch.
Oh…and these guys make me smile too.
I like the bird flying away in the background.
And this one…
Maybe she won’t notice me way over here.
And even this one.
Just pretend I’m a bird, OK lady?
What made you smile this week? Post about it and link to Trent’s smile post and he’ll recap on Monday!
Waiting in line for lunch.
Change Is Hard 
February 1, 2020 at 12:22 pm
The European Starling is beautiful! And she is definitely chowing down! 🙂 That bird flying in the background….!! Great shots, Dawn.
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February 1, 2020 at 8:18 pm
Thanks Lois. I think the bird flying is a red-bellied woodpecker. Or not. Yea, she’s definitely chowing, and she chases any other bird that wants suet away, including blue jays that are bigger than her. She’s quite the pig, which is probably how she gets her plumpish figure.
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February 1, 2020 at 12:54 pm
The detail on the bird’s feathers is amazing. The attitude on the squirrel’s face is to be expected I suppose.
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February 1, 2020 at 8:19 pm
Yes those little red squirrels have quite an attitude. They’ll chase bigger squirrels away if there’s a reduced amount of food available. And one ate my wren baby chicks one year, so they’re not my favorite, but sometimes I forget all that and think they are cute.
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February 1, 2020 at 3:15 pm
Nice photos. Watching the critters, furry and feathered, is always fun.
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February 1, 2020 at 8:19 pm
I’m really lucky I get to stay home most of the time and do that. I used to be sad when I had to drive an hour to work in the morning about how much I missed in my own back yard.
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February 1, 2020 at 8:21 pm
I love telecommuting 😉 Of course I have to work and not watch the back yard, but I try to make it outside with the dogs two or three times during the work day.
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February 1, 2020 at 3:19 pm
That starling makes me smile, too! You’ve got a lot of detail here, Dawn. Something about those little hearts on their bodies that’s just perfect for February and Valentine’s Day!
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February 1, 2020 at 8:20 pm
I LOVE the little white hearts in her feathers!
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February 1, 2020 at 5:47 pm
I LOVE all of these photos. Each of them made me smile outloud!
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February 1, 2020 at 8:20 pm
Well good! She made me smile too…every time I see her out there I sort of grin.
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February 1, 2020 at 6:40 pm
Lovely photos, they definitely make me smile! That European Finch is very pretty! ❤️
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February 1, 2020 at 6:41 pm
Oh that’s a European starling! Oops!
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February 1, 2020 at 8:21 pm
She’s definitely too big and fat to be a finch, but I’m sure she’d like to be one.
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February 1, 2020 at 8:26 pm
Haha, she is big and fat, just typed the wrong species!! 🤣
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February 1, 2020 at 9:02 pm
Thanks for checking on Benji. We are still trying to cope with everything. Benji is being very clingy to me, but that is understandable. We got back Lassie’s ashes on Friday. Change is definitely hard.
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February 1, 2020 at 9:56 pm
I am so sorry, Teresa. Poor little Benji misses his brother. So do you I know.
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February 2, 2020 at 6:13 am
I love the young lady brunching. She is exotic!!
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February 2, 2020 at 12:16 pm
She is very exotic for up here. In a brown sort of way.
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February 2, 2020 at 11:01 am
I need to get a suet holder. I can watch the birds at my feeder from the family room. I only seem to get chickadees and my cardinals. I think they live in the cedar hedge. No squirrels. I put the feeder where they can’t reach it.
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February 2, 2020 at 12:17 pm
Definitely try a suet holder. You ca buy the cakes at any place you buy wild birdfood. You never know what you’ll get!
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