I say, $6.79 well spent!

 I was in a local discount store two weeks ago (Giant Tiger) and buying the usual things that I needed. I saw bird seed on sale for $6.79 a large bag. I had the choice between the yucky seed that nobody wants with a few sunflower seeds added in.. or a full bag of sunflower seeds which all the birds love around here. It was a good deal so I bought it. I don't believe in feeding wild birds for many many reasons, including bringing too many birds into one area. However it was the end of January, all the wimpy birds have left, only the real hardy ones remain and they are the local birds.

My main target is the Black-capped Chickadees, so so cute! A friend's son once said to me, "aww cute, they look like tiny Killer whales."I lifted this picture from another blog, so not my picture! I also have a devious plot afoot, I place sunflower seeds on the window ledges to attract the chickadees, then on warmer days, they catch the flies trying to get into the house, muahaha! I scatter the seeds in different places, this way everyone gets a chance. Besides the chickadees, I get Blue Jays, Buntings, some little grey birds, squirrels and even the odd crow. Everyone is hungry at this time of year.

 Today I had some interesting visitors come to the sunflower seeds, I didn't even know they would eat sunflower seeds.

 It's Lassie... my little Fox pup! You may remember her from fall pictures, eating the fallen apples. She looks great! I knew she was still around, I saw her tracks in the snow. The above picture is her playing on a snow bank, she was hopping around like young animals do.

 Lass was with another Fox, you can't see from this angle but the other Fox is much larger. I'm thinking she found a mate and they are pairing up for spring. Unless it's a parent but I don't think they would be that friendly now. I think a parent fox would try to drive her away now.

 The camera makes them look far away but they are quite close to the house. Kitty is in the barn but I have seen them in the yard together and they ignore each other so that's good. I don't mind foxes around because they are very hard on mice and other pests, plus I no longer have small animals. I haven't been able to get any good bird pictures because country birds are skittish and bolt at any movement. They do however really chatter happily when they see me out with food, that's a warm feeling. I think entertainment wise, this was the best $6.79 I ever spent.