through the screen door
last Thursday
I heard a clatter at the water dish, so grabbed the camera and sneaked towards the front door
about six feet from where I was standing
you might notice also another crow out on the grass eating the dried mealworms I throw out.
I might see if I can buy live ones locally, don't want to go through Amazon, delivery costs and times are ridiculous now.
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I adore watching birds bathe. They do so with such gusto. I am sure that they enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteWe can buy live mealworms at our local produce store, and at some (but not all) pet supply stores. I hear you about the delivery times. And they will only get worse in the lead up to Christmas.
Elephant's Child; I've seen other birds bathing, but have been too slow to get the camera. I think I will stick with the dried mealworms, I can get them at my local Woolie's.
DeleteNow that is how to enjoy a bath. We could learn from the birds and turn a chore into great fun.
ReplyDeleteArkansas Patti; if only I had a bathtub :(
DeleteI enjoy watching birds. Great photos.
ReplyDeleteDebby; thank you.
DeleteI wonder if crows and ravens have different bathing habits. I've never seen a raven bathing here.
ReplyDeleteAndrew; according to my bird book our crows are actually Little Ravens, but I still call them crows. I don't see why they would have different bathing habits, the crows here jump in and flap about just like the blackbirds do.
DeleteIt is probably being too pedantic to use the word raven. I think I will use crow. Everyone knows what is a crow.
DeleteYou may need to get that bird a bigger bowl! It is water happy, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteJoanne; my brother said the same thing after I emailed him the photos. I'm not sure there is room for a bigger bowl, not without moving the cuttings pot somewhere else.
DeleteIt is fun to watch them, they enjoy it so much.
ReplyDeleteOne lady wrote about an incident where she told her granddaughter, "We can't leave until Grandma has a bird bath." (That was her term for just washing up a bit at the sink).
Literal minded granddaughter said, "Grandma, you can't! The neighbors would see you and your butt's too big!"
messymimi; ha ha, that granddaughter is spot on. I do love watching the birds bathe and never expected to see it.
DeleteFascinating. Just love seeing birds having a bath.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D; it is fascinating :)
DeleteWe haven't had much birds around resently.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Dora; perhaps they are all nested or flown south for the winter. They will be back in the spring.
DeleteYou're a really good investigator, collecting that evidence!
ReplyDeleteThe last birds I saw were six turkey buzzards who discovered a fresh deer in the ditch beside the road. I don't know where they bathe, but they could start a tsunami! The next-to-last birds I saw were two hawks sitting on round hay bales, watching the freshly-cut field for prey. I never think of them bathing, but I'm sure they do.
Val; I have learned to sneak towards the door without a sound and freeze on the spot if a bird is there.
DeleteYours are so chatty and clever!
ReplyDeleteI stood like forever to catch such a chat on camera and once we were with friends and the son didn´t see I was filming and blabbered away to Ingo.
The crow, I think, called over, "hey, this boy will leave his food on the table, he talks, not eats - come over!"
Ours are sadly simple.
Miss yours, yipee you have one!
Iris Flavia; I have two, they are a pair and mostly come down together but sometimes only one. Some days they don't come at all.
DeleteOh, I was talking of Perth.... sorry, left that out...
ReplyDeleteIris Flavia; doesn't matter where.
DeleteI have two fat pigeons who live in my garden. They are very cheeky and completely unafraid of me. They love splashing around in the bird bath.
ReplyDeleteAMKT; they are fun to watch aren't they? We have pale brown doves here who also use the water dish for bathing and drinking.
DeleteWe have birds fly directly into our living room windows. Sometimes it simply stinks the birds other times it kills them. It does rattle me when it happens.
ReplyDeleteI meant stuns the birds. Sometimes spell check doesn't work in my favor.
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