They work hard getting pets and food!
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Not a pet but an animal. A grey heron that has missed or ignored the call to Africa sitting in a tree, quite possible the tree he was hatched in against the harsh Dutch winter sky.
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Cambacica ( Coereba flaveola ), seen through the mosquito screen, enjoying its breakfast.
I havenât seen these birds yet this year. I think the heat wave was driving the animals away.
Yesterday the weather changed and the rain that cooled the days brought the birds back.
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BIRD FIGHT!
Piss off, starling!
Reinforcements arriving (lower right):
Goldfinch is completely disinterested:
Donât come back!
ETA I just noticed this dropping starling somewhat resembles my raven avatar.
ETA2: BONUS: Pine Siskin, a less common visitor to our feeders, with an awesome latin name: Spinus pinus. Mrs. Shiv says itâs actually an immature house finch. But we have seen pine siskins here.
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Smart move.
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I have to relate a little story, because my bedroom is too dark to get a decent photo. My kitten Gremlin is being taught that lounging on the bed is fine, but stepping on the laptop keyboard is strictly off limits.
As of last night I think itâs starting to sink in, and she watched me play DDO while relaxing in the crook of my arm like a toddler having a bedtime story read to them. 
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Iâm trying to teach mine that a supine body is not a freeway and they are too big to sleep on top of me. One huge cat (15 pounds, only a little fat) gives me a backache much less two. Also waking from a nightmare of not being able yo breathe isnât fun! They seem to understand, most of the time that when the stuffie tiger is there, they shouldnât be 
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Maybe she just want to play videogames just like you.
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Scabs better check their shoes.
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oddly enough, when my wife and i spen 24 days in australia (sydney area including blue mountains, uluru, cairns, and then sydney again) the only kangaroo we saw the entire time was in a small zoo at a casino in cairns. we saw other wildlife in the wild but not a kangaroo.
it was . . . unexpected.
you did much better.
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I could totally see that being the case! I notice that whenever I get up to doing something crafty, like painting or knitting or making a collage, the kitty is very, very interested and watches my hands working. I always imagine her thinking, âah, thatâs where the opposable thumbs come in.â
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OK I know Iâve been posting a lot of bird photos, and I was going to ease up for a while, but this is too good to pass up: A yellow-belled sapsucker visited our feeder today! (OMG I sound like a complete dork.) According to the map, this guy is at pretty much the northern edge of his winter range. Probably wishes heâd flown farther south, on this 5°F (-15°C) morning. A very uncommon bird to see at a feeder any time of the year.
The red dot is where I live:
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This is a thread of exactly that dork.
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Kiddo and I salute you in shared dorky solidarity. Our backyard feeders have been a source of joy this past year. My crappy cell phone camera is inadequate for bird pictures, and since you have a lot of the same birds that we have, I can enjoy yours. (We have a yellow-bellied sapsucker who visits our suet feeder too.)
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