After a few days of thinning out in my area of Duluth, the redpolls were back in my yard this afternoon in good numbers. This evening I decided to go out and spend some time with them. With the onset of the rough weather, these birds only had minds for feeding so I decided to try some hand feeding. In less than five minutes I had three birds on and in my hand eating thistle with other birds landing on my head. This was the first time I had tried to hand feed these birds and it was waaaay too fun and easy. I wore no gloves so it was great to feel their little claws on my hand as they moved about. It was also interesting to watch up close how they would settle disputes if one bird came in and tried to displace another bird from my hand. I will miss these birds so much when they are gone. Even my daughter, who is usually less than enthused about my bird obsession was enthralled with our opportunities to get up close and personal with the Redpolls. Life is good, even when the weather is not :) Take care and happy birding. Shawn Zierman. **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000002)
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