One of Life's Little Pleasures

One of my pleasures in life is feeding and watching the birds in our garden.  It is interesting to see them throughout the seasons, from being fledglings still being taught how to feed by their parents, through the 'adolescent' stage when they squabble as they sometimes need to wait their turn for the nuts, fat balls, seed or whatever else is on the bird table, until they show the beautiful variation in colours of the adults.

Just topped up the bird feeding section of the garden

They are my pets.  The down side is that they don't come and greet me when I return home or show any signs of faithfulness, affection or pleasure in my company.  But on the positive side, they are not so expensive to feed, don't need pet insurance, take care of themselves and are not demanding of my time or attention.  They don't tie me down as to how long I can be away from the house and I don't need to make arrangements or pay for care for them when I go away.

One of the 'regulars'.

One of the advantges of being retired is that I have more disposable time to engage in such 'activities' as bird-watching - while sitting in the comfort of my home.

I am blessed indeed!