Entertainment by Mother Nature

As we sat down to have our first lunch at the new table, loud twittering and fluttering of wings outside the window caught our attention. The arrival of a colorful flock of beautiful birds, perhaps fifty total, appeared in the tree and on the fountain in front of the porch. Luckily the camera was at hand and I shot these images through the window.

I knew this bird only from pictures I'd seen in my bird books, don't ever recall them in the garden here. They are Cedar Waxwings who always travel in flocks. They are apparently very well behaved, sharing seeds by sitting in rows on a tree branch and passing the seeds along the line to each other! They are truly gorgeous, sleek brown and grey with a yellow belly, black mask, and that amazing little bright yellow tip on their tail. They took turns drinking before flying away to the North on their return from their Southern Winter vacation.

Waiting their turn in the tree before flying to the fountain for a drink.

After all that excitement it was back to lunch. Just think, if we'd eaten in the kitchen we would have missed Nature's amazing beauty right outside our window.

I think we'll be eating in the dining room a lot more now ~ it's such a pleasant space and Nature's free entertainment is an extra bonus.