A Bird On A Wire

[poliphilo]

That bird I thought was a swallow- I couldn't have been more wrong. It was back today, perching on the wire that crosses the back yard (it was the wire-perching that fooled me.)  This time it lingered and I got my glasses on it- and it turns out to be a goldfinch.  

They're not rare, but you don't see too many of them round here. My bird book says they're gregarious so where there's one there'll be many. Hooray!

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[ooxc.livejournal.com]

There were several "didging" about in next door's evergreen the other day. She's got the message insofar that she slinks off in the other direction when I'm watching - and the horrific "row on the back door step" has never been repeated - but I'm not stupid enough to think that my indignation will stop her chasing them -

[daisytells.livejournal.com]

Cats will be cats -- they chase things that dart about. When it's a mouse we applaud. When it's a bird, we deplore. The cat really does not know the difference. Even a well fed cat will hunt. Indoor cats do not go after birds, but help keep the home free of mice.

[ooxc.livejournal.com]

True - but they do respond to disapproval - until your back is turned -