These Are My Seeds And I'm Not Sharing

Love 'em, like a kid who wants all the sweets in a sweetshop.

lovely shots mitch. you will there all day if he thinks he can have them all to his self
many thanks

Those are fantastic shots, I am a bit worried though........talking to the bird, what were you saying.......but then if it stayed still then maybe I should try this talking approach, what did you say?

Mark

The 3rd image gives him a, "What are you looking at?" attitude.

It is funny to watch different animal's personalities and how they interact with others. A great series of photos of a very personable bird.

Very cute Mitch. They do provide countless hours of entertainment.

Excellent. I haven't seen one yet this year but they should be here any day now.

Nice series Mithc.."So many seeds, so little time!" I enjoyed viewing these!

Wow, thanks Dennis, Downy, Calico, Sindri, Grizz, Don, Eccles, Jason, Mark, AJ, Bill, Dan and Keith. I'm glad you enjoyed him as much as I do. Downy, he's fine. This guy has personality and I guess he just figured it was easier to sit still and guard the hoarde than to chase everyone around. He seems to have brought his whole family with him, since I have seen up to 4 Chipping Sparrows in the yard at once, although he seems to be the boss.

Mark, I was taking some shots of a Cardinal in the wild awhile back and it looked like it was ready to fly away before I got some good shots, so I started talking to it while shooting. You know, just baby talk or like you would talk to a parakeet. And it stopped, while I was shooting, thought for a second, then went back to doing what it was doing instead of flying off. So I have tried this on other birds since and many times it has had the same effect. They just relax.

I have two mated pairs of Brown Headed Cowbirds in my yard now and at first, they would fly away if they even saw me in the window. So I started talking to them. Now, I can sit in the window with them only 15 feet away and they ignore me while I adjust the lens, reach for my coffee, even get up and move away. This only took a day or two for them to figure out I am harmless. Yesterday I went out while they were at a feeder, to sprinkle more seeds on the lawn. They flew up to a little tree about 10 feet away and waited while I put the seeds out then went back on the ground to eat as soon as I left.

That is pretty funny and he certainly looks like he has made himself at home.

Thanks Gary. Unlike that park feeder where downys, chickadees and nuthatches will land in your hand, my birds aren't that tame yet. But it's always a special occasion when any bird comes within 3 or 4 feet of you and goes on with business as usual. You've been accepted so to speak.

Nice shots Mitch, looks like he's having a bath in the seed. Love sparrows they're great characters.

Thanks Phil. whatever he was doing, he was going to be comfortable doing it.