May I recommend Bird feeders. In these soft middle years, as I get really into flavoured teas and increasingly worry about the health of my feet, one consolation has been my discovery of birds. Oh sure, I knew about birds before (you probably did too), but now in my forties, I care about birds.
I recently bought Sibley’s Guide to North American Birds, but I don’t know how to use it. If you don’t know what bird you’re looking at, how do you look it up in an index? The only birds I recognize in our yard are cardinals and sparrows (or something sparrow-like). Those, plus the dozens of pigeons roosting in an alcove in our neighbour’s top floor in the alley between our houses. We don’t have a bird feeder because we already have skunks, tomcats, raccoons, squirrels and possums frequenting our backyard. The last time I put bird seed out (in our old house), it attracted rats. I have enough vermin. I’m not lucky enough to have a fancy clothesline to hang a feeder on.
I recently bought Sibley’s Guide to North American Birds, but I don’t know how to use it. If you don’t know what bird you’re looking at, how do you look it up in an index? The only birds I recognize in our yard are cardinals and sparrows (or something sparrow-like). Those, plus the dozens of pigeons roosting in an alcove in our neighbour’s top floor in the alley between our houses. We don’t have a bird feeder because we already have skunks, tomcats, raccoons, squirrels and possums frequenting our backyard. The last time I put bird seed out (in our old house), it attracted rats. I have enough vermin. I’m not lucky enough to have a fancy clothesline to hang a feeder on.
At first I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with that house , then I clicked on the photos. And did a little yelp when I saw.