They're baaaaccckkkkk!

Remember how some dirty, fat, lazy, good for nothing thief stole my bird feeder last month?

Well, my wonderful Nana, who shares by bird watching fascination, took pity on me and surprised me with a new bird feeder, specifically for apartments. And I literally starting crying when she gave it to me.

The birds are back in action and the greatest thing is that Rosie is finally starting to notice them. So the feeder now serves three purposes: to provide sustenance for our feathered friends, to satisfy by bird-watching desires and to entertain Rosie.

Perfect.

Stolen

Remember this?

It's my wonderful bird feeder that my Nana got me for my birthday in May.  We put right outside our living room window so that we could watch the birds as we got ready in the mornings. It brought me (and John, though he'd never really admit it) joy to see the precious little birds surround the feeder. We even managed to attract the cutest birdies in Waco. And we would literally have 25 birds in our front yard at one time. It was awesome.

Until Tuesday.

When some despicable, good-for-nothing, insensitive, ugly, rude, fat and mean-spirited THIEF  stole the bird feeder (and stand!) right from our front yard!

Unbelievable.

And, I wish I were mature enough to say that I hope the thief enjoys watching the birds just like I did, but I don't. I hope he (or she) attracts clumsy doves, ugly grackels and smelly crows to the feeder. And, I hope those birds poop a lot.

Yikes. That is one ugly bird.

I'm done venting now. Thanks for reading. ;) 

Let me know if you see any good deals on bird feeders.

Unwanted

It seems that we are the only ones with a bird feeder in our neighborhood. For the majority of each day, there are anywhere from 10-15 little birds feeding in our front yard. We're going through birdseed pretty fast, but I love seeing the little ones eat and fly away. Some have even taken to building a nest on our back porch.

However, we have developed a dislike for a certain bird that causes the little ones to scurry away. This bird, is the morning dove. (Yes, I looked up the exact kind in our "Birds of Texas Field Guide.")

Yes, yes, the morning dove is lovely. She's a beautiful bird and has a soft "cooing" call. But, what I did not know that doves are clumsy, rude and ignorant.

Although not apparent in the above picture, doves are 3-4 times bigger than the little sparrows and songbirds that typically utilize the birdhouse. Not realizing their size, they still try to land on the birdhouse and feed from it. This usually results in the birdhouse swinging back and forth, knocking seed to the ground and the dove hitting our window. In the meantime, the little songbirds have taken flight and the stupid dove usually ends up looking confused and far from graceful.

Is it dove hunting season yet?!

For the Birds

For those of you who don't know, I may have developed a small obsession with birds.

I'm not joining the Audubon Society or anything, but I LOVE bird decorations and love seeing birds outside.

Therefore, it was only appropriate that I received a birdhouse for my birthday last week. I was MAJORLY excited. I had John install it immediately.

I spent several hours agonizing over what type of birds this feeder would attract.

I want to see birds like this.

Not like this.

And I don't know if it's the birdseed or just wishful thinking that we've attracted some of the cutest birds in Waco.

I LOVE watching them eat, play and throw seed onto our window. I especially like hearing chirps throughout the day.

Just don't start calling me bird lady.