Eating Like a Bird!

I've been on a weight loss journey over the past three years, having lost 65 pounds, slowly, in that amount of time. Sometimes I've been accused of "eating like a bird." But in my defense, I've been quite careful about getting in an adequate amount of protein, fiber and other nutrients. 

That "eating like a bird" phrase has taken on new meaning recently. For my birthday, in January, Dan got me a bird feeder with a built-in camera. It took us a while to decide the best location in our yard. We first hung it on the trunk of our red oak, in the back yard. But we had more squirrels than birds with that site. So we purchased a bird feeder pole, with a squirrel baffle, and put it just outside the canopy of the tree. That seems to have solved the squirrel problem. 

The variety of birds visiting the feeder has surprised me. Our very first one was an adorable Black-Crested Titmouse. He hasn't been back since that first day - he must have just been passing through - but he was absolutely adorable, and I'm so happy he came to pose for my very first picture.

Black-Crested Titmouse

Below are a few more of "my birds." 

House Sparrow

Carolina Chickadee

Lesser Goldfinch

Northern Cardinal (male)

Now, to dispel the belief that "eating like a bird" means eating sparsely, here is a picture of one of the plump, White Winged Doves, who would have no probelm emptying the feeder, all by himself! In fact, thanks to the doves, I'm out of seed right now. First thing tomorrow I'll have to make a run to the Tractor Supply store to restock.