So fun to watch

Sitting on my porch and watching the birds eat from my bird feeder has become one of my favorite things to do throughout the day.

Just about everyday, there seems to be a new type of bird that shows up. I have found that from 7-9 in the morning and then from 5-7 in the evening, the bird feeder is most active and there is a feeding frenzy going on.

The birds quickly run out of space to stand on the feeder. It is mostly the little finches that are able to stand on it and eat, but luckily for the large birds, they are messy eaters and knock plenty of food onto the ground below for the birds that can't land on the feeder.

The yellow birds are pretty new to my tree and I think there are only two of them for now. At first, I only saw two red finches as well, but they have been multiplying quickly.

It's fun watching the birds squabble over the food too. They just dive bomb in and knock the others off the feeder so they can land.

The birds on the other side want nothing to do with the fighting and they just keep scarfing down as much as they can.

It seems the red finch has won the battle and is taking his place for a snack.

Now they just pose for the camera while they eat. It is pretty amusing watching these little birds go at it.

Speaking of little birds, I saw my first hummingbird at my feeders a couple days ago. I have seen this same one each day since then and I am hoping that it brings its friends soon.

It's so cool watching these little birds zooming around. I planted my lilac bushes and I can't wait for them to start blooming too because that will give the hummingbirds a natural food source.

While I was watching the other birds, I heard the ducks that live nearby and was quick enough to get a picture of them in flight. Not too bad catching them flying in the distance even though I was using a single point focus. I think I even caught the duck on the top taking a dump midflight.

It has been cool seeing all the birds that come to my yard since I put the feeders out. I can't wait to get more feeders up in the front and the back. I want to make my yard a special place for nature so our little grandson has a lot of animals to see each day. He already loves going out and looking at the trees.