A restful bird watching day 05-10-15

I hope you have all had a Happy Mother's Day.  It is very special if you are a mother, have a mother or, especially, if you are a grandmother.  Whatever your ilk I hope it worked for you today.  Mary talked to both of their girls and their son was here for part of the day, so it was lovely for her.  I will be driving home tomorrow, so she will have some peace and quiet!

 

I worked on the computer, but never quite got to the pictures.  One thing I really enjoyed was watching the birds that visited the feeders in the backyard.  There were the usual juncos, chickadees, finches, doves, jays and even a few hummers came to check things out - the neighbors have feeders, but hummers also eat tiny bugs.

Stellar's Jays which tend to chase other birds away.

There are two pair of Mexican doves that eat constantly.

The Scrub Jay also chases everyone else away.

They are such handsome birds.

Migrating visitors were these two ring-necked doves which are very large - at least twice as big as the jays who they displaced. 

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