Birds and a Word from Charlie

Birds have been coming to my feeders and I’ve enjoyed seeing them. Here’s a tufted titmouse with a seed in its beak.

My new birdfeeder camera stopped working during the snowy cold spell because it ran out of battery power. After I finally cleared the path to reach it, I broke the holder to its solar panel. Then I discovered I didn’t have the right kind of cord to charge it on a USB outlet. The first replacement cable did not work because it had a bulky grip that would not fit in the recessed port. Finally, I got the right kind and today I got the camera charged up and working again. 

Unfortunately, the news today said that bird flu has reached eastern Virginia. No doubt it will reach us in Western Virginia pretty soon, so I need to stop feeding the birds. I had just ordered another bag of birdseed, but I canceled it. It seems like every time I read the news, I get sad or upset.

The pictures of the mourning dove were taken by that camera, which is motion-activated. I cropped them so that you can see the dove better.

Next up is a cat generated by StarryAI. Years ago, a software developer at work remarked that the best use of the Internet is sharing jokes and cat pictures. Sometimes I think that’s true.

Charlie has a few things to tell you so I’ll turn this post over to him.

 

<< Hi! I’m getting tired of winter weather, and I was very glad when the snow melted. But then yesterday it rained and I don’t like getting wet, so in some ways this week has been disappointing.

There was a nice surprise one day though. We went to my daycare place and my friend Sadie was there with Aunt Deborah. We were happy to see each other.

Otherwise, things have been quiet around here. I hope Mom takes me to the dog park soon.>>