I spent several hours sitting on our deck with my camera. I didn't see {or hear!} the Blue Jays which compete with Squirrels for the peanuts-in-shell which are included in what I fill the Squirrel Feeder with in the Winter - nor the Grackles nor the Black Birds nor the Starlings, but it was time well spent. .
My wife and I took a drive down a long dirt road and found this shot of Cowbirds on mules. I think Cowbirds get a bad rap for their nature of where they lay their eggs but they do provide a valuable service to other critters by making meals of horse flies and other blood suckers.
I lied when I said I had no bird shots On our stay at Arundel in West Sussex This family of five would follow us all day as we walked along the river All day everyday, it was lovely to have there company