Feeding Frenzy at the Pinery!

It was a slow week for picture taking and I wasn't sure what I was going to use for today's blog. Not long after arriving at the Pinery this morning, I had my subjects! Parks Staff are not providing seeds during the pandemic so we had a good sized flock of hungry birds visiting our out-stretched hands!

It has been a few years since the Tufted Titmouse would hand feed. They have always been in the vicinity but were usually waiting on the sidelines for seed to fall to the ground.

They were very fond of peanuts today!

As you can imagine, the Black-capped Chickadees were not to be left out!

We heard lots of Chickadee chatter!

And witnessed many arguments!

When Deryl answered a text, the birds still expected to be fed!

If you have a chance to visit the Pinery this winter, take the time to visit Beach Parking Lot #9. Bring some sunflower seeds and you will most likely find many birds "flocking" towards you! There is a lot of scientific evidence showing how spending time in nature is beneficial to our overall health!