Monday, May 7, 2007

Give 'em the Bird!



Watching the birds eat from the shelf outside our window has been one of the most enjoyable new mealtime activities of the year. We've had all kinds of guests -from the humble sparrow, pictured above, to nuthatches, titmouses (or is it titmice?), red-bellied woodpeckers, cardinals, bluejays and more.

A week or so ago I took a special picture for my friend, and fellow illustrator Ted Schluenderfritz. Ted's online portfolio is at 5 sparrows.com (go look at his art!) and here are 5 sparrows all crowded around our window: