For the Birds

The girls got a bird feeder with seeds, and a book about attracting birds for Christmas.  We put the feeder out right away but it took a while for the birds to notice it.  Being the middle of the winter and all!
The last few weeks, however, have been very busy at the feeder.  And the book has come in handy for identifying all these little friends too.
On the feeder we have seen at least four different types of birds:
Chipping Sparrows

Chickadees
Red Breasted Nuthatch
and one glimpse of an American Goldfinch.
They all seem to like the sunflower seeds best, and spend their time digging through the rest of the seed to get to them.  The sparrows in particular.  They are funny to watch, as they sweep their beaks back and forth and the seed flies everywhere.  I will hopefully capture photos of all of them soon.
And a couple of Mourning Doves like to hang out under the feeder and clean up the scraps.

Spring Cleaning

Things have been a little slow over the winter, but spring is here and we're getting back into full swing!  Summer is going to be fun and busy!

Today we went for a walk and collected trash and returnables on the side of the road.  We're going to save them up (the returnables, that is) and get something fun at the end of the summer!

Total Bottle Money so far: 

$1.35