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Saturday, January 11
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It was interesting to watch a Red-bellied Woodpecker eating suet in our old (cracked and leaking) birdbath. It has become a suet feeder for the birds for the winter.
The large birds seem to like this new feeder.
He looked pretty against the newly fallen snow.
Then I noticed a few bluejays waiting their turn. It is rare that a bluejay waits on another bird as they are very bossy and impatient.
There were another two in the tree – waiting impatiently.
One bluejay finally got bold and approached the woodpecker.
I smiled when the woodpecker chased it away, seeming to say, “I am not finished yet.”
Finally, the bluejays got their turn. Even then, they eat one at a time, rarely sharing a feeder.