Day 21 Tiny Morsels For Breakfast
We have feeders outside my office window for me to watch and photograph the birds. There was a cheap mix with just some waste seeds and sunflower seeds in them when we first arrived. So it was time to make a jaunt to the local birding store. This is the mix that we have fed in past years and it seems to be pretty appetizing to various kinds of birds in the area. It costs a bit more, but the birds sure appreciate it. What a difference when we filled those feeders with the new mix.  There are vast numbers of birds here now swarming over the feeders to get a bite of the yummy seeds. Why do people bird watch? I am sure we all have our reasons. Mine was because I had friends who did. It did not take long for my bookshelf to be filled with bird books. My African trip was led by a photographer  whose main subject is birds, so I got lots of exposure there. I bought a book about the birds of Africa and started identifying the ones that I had taken photos of. And I was hooked from then on. So now when I travel, along comes the book of birds for that region. Birding blends well with my other hobby of photography.
