White, still, sky with a hint of blue
Birds in Order of Appearance:
- morlb (Red Eye)
- unbanded
- mlbrg (Trapper)
- mwlblb (Tame Bird)
- unbanded with leg mites
- unbanded (Rusty Bill)
- unbanded (Chopper—formerly Shopper)
- mrgo (Mr. Go)
- mlbob (Mrs. Go)
- mwbw (Checkers)
- mplbp (Princesa)
- mwrg (Wringer)
- mbow (Bow)
- juvenile
- mgrr (Droopy)
- banded juvenile
It is a very quiet jay morning--only three birds so far and a solitary chickadee. I hear sounds of a raven above me, but can’t locate the bird itself. It’s call is a two syllable, “honk, honk,” goose-like, rather than the more familiar “squa, squa.” There is another call I don’t recognize yet, maybe a hawk of some kind. I saw the silhouette of a large, narrow bird with long, pointy-tipped wings, dark against the window of white sky. I’ll see if I can find it in the Sibley’s Guide. Based on evidence and bird behavior, there are predators in the neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Go feed more on seeds than peanuts. They are not intent, like the others, on clearing out the feeder of peanuts. They are an attractive couple perched next to each other. He stands tall, alert and erect, emitting an occasional, “chip” accompanied by a display of one wing flap. His feathers are sleek; he looks strong and capable. She, on the other hand, squats low, plumps her feathers out as if she is sitting on a nest, often with her left foot tucked underneath her. She is a small, pretty bird; with bright cobalt blue feathers forming the two vertical stripes above her bill. When they are accompanied by a juvenile, they can be heard murmuring to each other using a complicated range of sounds with varied inflections.
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