More birds, a bird haiku

Yesterday I watched out of the kitchen window for about 10 minutes and it was the same crowd as Monday with the addition of a Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) and a solitary female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).

At the birdfeeder, the Finches are like a group of ill-mannered party guests standing around the buffet table sampling all the goodies (black oil sunflower seed seems to be the favorite) and refusing to let anybody else get close. In contrast, the Chickadees carefully select a treat (a peanut if they can find one) and politely fly off to sample it, leaving a clear perch for the next guest. My silo bird feeder has six perches and sometimes they’re all occupied by Finches eating and dropping seed hulls on the ground while the Chickadees flit around in vain hoping for an empty spot.

The Towhee is a very shy bird that stays on the ground under the bushes at the side of our yard looking for the seeds and peanuts that the Chickadees drop from above.

This morning I decided to try a bird haiku.

After the rain
wild birds sing
Empty feeder hangs alone