The chickadees were very busy today.  They flitted from tree branch to seed pot all afternoon.  The blue jays were taking their chances to come to the seed pot on the deck as well.

It was great fun to watch the chickadees pick through the seeds; searching for just the right one.  I wondered what they were looking for.  Was it the one that was most filled out?  Was it the one that was just the right color?  How did they choose?  Their little beaks sorted and the flipped seeds over the edge of the pot.

Once in awhile they would get lucky and find some seeds that were already shelled.  Bonus.  Not much work involved with those.

A number of nuthatches were in the yard.  They would fly from feeder to old tree trunk and back.  I loved watching them as they made their way up, down and around the trunk.

The wind was cold this afternoon which may have contributed to the feeding frenzy.  Whatever the reason, there was a lot of action so the feeders emptied rather quickly.  I went out to fill a pail with seeds and noticed that a squirrel has found its way into my garage again.  Good thing it is warming up.  I'll be able to move some things around in there to find the entrance hole that it has chewed.  My guess is that it's come through the wood floor behind a stack of firewood.  That's where I've noticed the little rodent sitting quite often; perched atop the stack of wood.  Where is Spike when I need him?

The last squirrel that made its way into the garage, created a toasty nest in the attic from the pink insulation.  It chewed the insulation and stored its food in the center of it.  I filled two large garbage bags getting rid of its food store. 

If I can't find the entrance hole, I may have to put Spike or the neighbor's cat into the garage for a couple of days with the hope of scaring that bushy tail out of there before it chews up everything in sight.