The Return of the Birds

[rain_gryphon]

According to the state, whatever pestilence ran rife among the birds in the latter part of summer is now past us, and it's safe to once again feed and provide baths/water to them. I've got all my stuff set up again, and a fair crowd in the backyard, even as I type. As one might expect at this time of year, the food is being passed over in favour of what can be had from the land, but the bath is immensely popular! Even though no-one is eating from the feeder, just having the bath there apparently makes the back yard a popular place. I've got little groups of Starlings hunting through the grass for bugs, as well as some Sparrows eating seed that I spilled under the tree, apparently convinced that it's 'wild' food. I didn't have nearly this kind of activity when my bath and feeders were shut down. And, of course, every few minutes someone jumps into the bath and splashes around.