A bird obsession: Part 3—The Northern Cardinal

I've been busy birthin' babies (goats) and taking care of other critters here at Lester's Flat. We now have 10 kids, and a probable 2 more sometime soon. HA! #11 was born while I was writing this post.

More pics of all the kids as soon as I get a minute. All I can say is—Thank heavens I retired! This farming thing is exhausting!

I wrenched my back convincing Miss Rosie, of the overly large udder, to let me milk both sides.

And Cyrus somehow cut his foot yesterday while going crazy inside the fence after a deer who was outside the fence. He came home from the vet with 6 staples in his foot and a cone of shame. The cone didn't make it through the night. I couldn't stand it more than he couldn't stand it. No sleep for me until I figure out how to cover up the foot so he doesn't mess with it for 2 weeks until the staples are removed.

Back to the birds:

The Northern Cardinals have visited the Bird Buddy about 500 times thus far. I think there are at least 2 pairs. They are excellent posers compared to the smaller birds that don't show their best angles...

I am curious to see which other species show up when the weather gets warmer. A first-time visitor this week was an American Tree Sparrow. Looking forward to more as spring gets closer.