The finches are leaving, heading up north to breed, and Spring is bringing new arrivals every day. Robins, Red-winged blackbirds, starlings and sparrows are all reappearing.
Insteead of flocks of birds, we seem to have couples instead. Today a male and female cowbird spent some time at the feeder. Now cowbirds prefer to put their fledglings up for adoption, rather like cukoos, -- and this is not voluntary on the part of the adoptive parents, in fact their own brood usually dies off -- or is pushed out of the nest by the intruder.
The couple at our feeder were not at all aggressive, as Bill pointed out they had obviously been taught good manners by the birds who brought them up. And close up they made a fine pair.
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