Winter birds

 

I gave a hundred valentines.

A hundred did I say?

I gave a thousand valentines

One cold and wintery day.

I didn't put my name on them,

Or any other words

Because my valentines were seeds

For February birds!

 A few weeks ago we noticed a squirrel hanging upside down from a tree branch finishing off the suet from a feeder that had been left unattended by the birds. The children thought that we should put out some more seed for the birds after the naughty squirrel ate it all. So we did and the birds came. We have been talking about the different birds that have visited and have added work to the science shelf about the parts of a bird.

We have two feeders hanging now in prime viewing locations for bird watching. The grapefruit feeder below was made today and the inspiration came from my cousin Erin's blog readingmytealeaves.com. 

The chickadees took turns visiting the feeder this afternoon.

The squirrel is planning his next move.