Feeder activity.....

I'm trying to move my feeders around and make them less accessible to the varmints that eat the suet every night.  I always forget to go out and take it down and end up losing all my suet cakes each night...frustrating as well as expensive.

"Don't even think about it.....I was here first and I'm bigger than you are!" 

While checking the feeders later, I found that the Catbird has arrived!  I usually see them about the same time that the Grosbeaks and Indigo Buntings arrive, so I need to start watching the feeders and keep them stocked.

 The light was poor, but he was turned to show the rusty area under the tail.  I don't always get to see that.

 They are rather natty looking with their nice gray color and dark black cap.

 The Downy male wanted his turn.  Since I only have one suet cake left at the moment, I stuck up a bit of homemade suet left from winter wrapped in a crust of bread, and he was NOT impressed.  Picky, picky birds!

 This female Downy found the real cake of suet and was much happier.  She looks a bit scruffy.

 A trio of finches, quite happy with the sunflower seeds feeder.

The Goldfinch is a bit of a show-off!  She knows the other two can't do this :-)  I doubt very much that the seed on the bottom is any better than the seeds that are on top of it!

 She isn't planning on sharing with any other Goldfinches, however!

 I'm so glad to be seeing the male Red-bellied Woodpecker!  All winter long I only saw the female.  Maybe she is busy sitting on eggs now and he is feeding her.

 "Who...me?"

He likes to break off a large chunk and fly away with it.

The Cardinals check out all the feeders and all the ground underneath of them.  Nice to have some birds that help clean up the ground areas.  Although the skunks and raccoons do most of that work.