Birds and bird feeders in my garden birds and bird feeders

The birds have settled in with the bird feeder routine. I started with one feeder then I put birdseed in an unused bonsai planter. The smaller birds tend to perch on the side of the planter to eat and the larger ones will often get right in it to eat. However, with all the rain the planter feeder became more of a birdbath for them.

Birds, bird feeder, strawberries, garden, lavender, plants, rain, birdseed, birdwatcher, gardening, planting, strawberry plants, — This is the planter that I now use as an additional bird feeder. It is the perfect size for the birds to perch along the edge.

Birds, bird feeder, strawberries, garden, lavender, plants, rain, birdseed, birdwatcher, gardening, planting, strawberry plants, birdfeeder, — And like our larger bird friend here, sometimes they just decide to sit on their food.

Recently I purchased a second, smaller feeder so now it’s like I am providing a diner hangout for as many as 14 birds at a time. Sometimes I think they call their friends to drop on by.

small birdfeeder with bird. — This is the smaller of the bird feeders. The cover has a slight overlap, but the seed still got quite wet when it rained. This is one of my more colorful visitors.

I have not figured out how to keep the birdseed dry in all the rain we have had. For the original, larger bird feeder I purchased one of those trays that catch the water seepage under potted plants. I inverted the tray over the feeder, at first the birds bumped into it because it is clear. Fortunately, it did not take them very long to adapt to having it over the feeder and they are eating just fine again. However, the winds blow the rain in all sorts of directions so the food does end up getting wet though not as much as without the cover. I am hoping to find a covered feeder soon.

In the meantime, I just do not fill the feeders as much on rainy days and that works out well. It is entertaining to watch the variety of birds attracted by the feeders. Anyone know of a rainproof type of bird feeder?

One of the benefits of all the rain we have been getting is that the lavender bush is growing quite a bit and it is blooming earlier than it did last year. Thankfully the frost does not seem to have damaged it.

Lavender, Birds, bird feeder, strawberries, garden, plants, rain, birdseed, birdwatcher, gardening, planting, strawberry plants, — The lavender has grown quite a bit. I love that I can smell it while working in the yard.

And, the strawberries (as few as they are) are starting to arrive. I did lose a couple of these older plants to the frost. I have planted 10 new strawberry plants to hopefully increase our berry harvest.

This year I plan to add cherry tomatoes to the garden. I was told that they are fairly easy to grow. As usual, I will be planting in containers to keep the gophers from eating my plants before I can harvest anything. There is a 3-day weekend coming up for me and I am looking forward to spending time playing in the dirt.

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