4:39 AM – This is clearly the season for young birds. I think this one is a juvenile Blue Jay, based on his size and indistinct color and pattern of feathers. We’re new to back yard bird watching, and we’re still learning about these things. We have seen plenty of juvenile Bluebirds, but this is really the first Jay that I’m pretty sure is a young one.
The Red-bellied Woodpecker doesn’t do much platform feeding, but this young one stopped by for a few minutes. Note that the top of his head is getting a little red.
The little Carolina Chickadee probably got it’s feathers ruffled in a rain shower that passed through that afternoon. He’s so small, with a tiny beak, that he has to break the mealworms apart to eat them. We like chickadees.