For The Birds

Hubby is very difficult to buy gifts for.  He has limited interests.  One thing he really enjoys is the birds in our yard.  In the summer every night after dinner he sits outside and watches the birds.  There are certain birds that come at certain times.  He gets the grandkids outside with him.  They all enjoy seeing the birds.  Cardinals are his favorite.  We think of Cardinals as good luck.  My mother-in-law loved Cardinals.  There are times when we see a Cardinal we feel like it is a sign from her.  Hubby learned to enjoy birds from his Mom.  The grandkids are learning to enjoy birds from their Popop.  I like that.  Last Fall we went to a nature center.  We enjoyed watching all the different birds they attracted with feeders.  I decided to start planting flowers to attract certain birds and to get some feeders.  For Christmas I got Hubby this feeder.  I went to a store that only sells bird feeders and food.  The salesman said this is a good feeder for Cardinals.  It has taken time to get birds to find our feeders.  The snow really helped.  Hubby already added a second feeder, I bought a third.  I really do not have a great camera for this but had to give it a try.  Hard to get a picture without scaring the birds. 

 I think Cardinals in the snow are so beautiful.  We have several generations of Cardinals in our area.  Hubby can tell some of them apart.

 This Cardinal below is not one of our usual Cardinals.  He was up on the feeder eating like crazy.  He is the most intense red.  His beak is almost red.  He was on the feeder quite awhile.  I did not get my camera in time to get a good picture.  The Cardinal above chased the beauty below away. 

The bird feeder was a very successful gift.  Hubby and Uncle both like to watch for the birds.  I am hoping to attract some finches.  I need to do some research on things to plant.  So, this is how boring we are.  I read and the men in my house watch for birds.  We live a simple life.

Message to Jersey Girl:  Noticed my blog had a visitor from New Jersey.  Hope there are some positive things happening for your family.  I'm thinking of you!  We will miss you this week at book club.