Garden Bird Watching
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Mudlark and Guttersnipe sat in the big armchair with Constance, watching the birds out in the garden…
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Schizostylis Lily
…but the sunny afternoon was too tempting! They dashed outside to examine the Schizostylis Lily that has been attracting the hummingbirds…
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Snowberries
…and the Snowberry thicket in the corner that the Towhees seem to like.
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Close-up view
They sat very still next to the suet block, and saw the Towhee, some sparrows and house finches right up close.
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oops
Guttersnipe startled the birds (and Mudlark!) by falling off the fence!
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Up the cosmos
But while on the ground, she noticed the birds flying up to the Cosmos stalks, and riding slowly down to the ground as they pecked at the seed heads.
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down
…so she climbed up and rode down with them all afternoon…
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Ooops
…while Mudlark kept watching birds at the suet block.
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Tails Twitching
The cats took over the big armchair for some feline birdwatching.
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Quimper Hittys 
A garden that pleases everyone.
Birdwatching out the window is a favourite pastime of the Quimper Hittys, humans, and felines! The humans used to play a game like the birds and Guttersnipe in the Cosmos, only we used birch trees when we lived in the mountains (we were smaller and lighter then) It is fun to remember while we watch the birdies and dolls in riding the Cosmos!!
Such a delightful story! The photo of the birdwatching cats is priceless!!
Hitty and Human cats are mesmerised by the activities of the numerous LBBs (Little Brown Birds) that visit the garden!
Sounds like a rather fun day!
“Simple pleasures are life’s treasures”!
Very True! Today, I went doll shopping at the antique mall and saw so many little treasures. Mostly “Charolotte” dolls. I already have 2. Still no wooden dolls, though. sigh…
charming!! Love riding the cosmo stalks to the ground and the final photo of the cats is darling.
Guttersnipe thought it looked like fun – and it was! Of course the cats occupied that spot as soon as Constance and the china-heads had warmed it up for them!
You know this story is close to my heart. I find myself like the armchair birders some days.
We’re so lucky that the birdies enjoy our garden – they have been a joy and delight to watch all through the seasons!
I love it how bird watching took on so many different forms.
Mudlark is very good at sitting still, while Guttersnipe was eager to join in the birdie fun, and as for the cats…they preferred a warm indoor chair with a nice selection of birds flitting past the window!
Bird watching, a hobby to suit everyone in the Hitty Cupboard and its vicinity!
Poor little guttersnipe, I do hope she wasn’t hurt.
Guttersnipe says thanks! She is fine, and nary a crack or chip – the nice soft grass made an excellent soft cushion to land on!