I spent the day at home due to the beginnings of a head cold.  Boring.  I was glad that there was plenty of bird action in the backyard.  Every feeding station had visitors; blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees, downy woodpeckers and hairy woodpeckers.  Juncos picked up seeds off the ground and magpies stole food from the cats.

The brave little black capped chickadees frequent the seed feeder that is set up on my deck railing.  It is situated right outside the patio door so there is a good view of it from the kitchen table.  Today, the bluejays fed there as well.  I watched as they used their beaks to flick out the seeds that they didn't want.  Fussy eaters.  When they saw me in the window, they would cock their head from side to side until they realized that I was on the other side of the glass.

The suet feeders had downy and hairy woodpeckers at them.  There were a pair of aggressive downys that would not share.  They chased each other while two others came in and fed.  At one point, there was a downy and hairy woodpecker that landed at the suet simultaneously.  When they spied each other, there was a stare-down for a couple of seconds before the hairy fed first.

The day was grey and cloudy which is exactly how my head felt today.  I was grateful for the backyard bird action to keep me entertained.