My new neighbors. Indigo buntings. As far as I can tell I have 2 pair to go with the gold finches, strawberry finches, all the regulars, nuthatch, chickadee, downy woodpeckers, cardinals, redwing black birds, brewer blackbirds, and yellow bellied woodpecker who will be on his way to Canada soon. i have cut them way back in seed, putting out only a couple handfuls 3 times a day.
I wish they were better photos but if I try to stay outside, even being very still, they don't come like they do we watch outside. By putting the seed out at regular times, they know it will be there. I think the rest of the time they should be looking for bugs and native food. There is creek down at the bottom, but it is full of fertilizer and pesticide from the golf course, so i put out fresh clean water too.
For Bax