Another wild weekend here at the Normal Back Yard! Saturday afternoon the cat, Spook, was going crazy meowing in the family room. She often does this until she gets fed, so I assumed that she wanted new food. I finally got out the the family room and put new food in her bowl, but she was all over the furniture from one end of the room to the other. Then I spied the problem! On the window blinds was a Red Breasted Nut Hatch which had somehow gotten into the house. It would fly back and forth from window to window so I decided to open the back door and let it fly out, but the bird just wasn't interested in going out the door. The bird then flew onto our ceiling fan, it was not running, when the idea came to lower the top window right in front of the bird, and out it went!





Squirrels have been unusual too! Found one in the bushes by the garage and even had one jump up from the ground to the bird feeder platform.




This Robin is very unusual. At first I thought it a rare find, then finally realized it is a Robin. Look at the unusual eye marking, much whiter than usual, and the bill is black on top and yellow on the bottom. Not sure if this is immature or freak of nature. I do love how the robins love to bathe!






Here are a few more back yard visitors from this week end. Not necessary in order, but a Blue Jay, couple of Cardinals, Gold Finches, and a Thrush.