the birds!

so, as you all know, my bird feeder was stolen   since then i've been putting out a regular ol' plate full of seed   it's been working just as well while i debate which kind of feeder to get next   so since putting it out i've seen several different type of birds   house finches, yellow & red, house sparrows, chipping sparrow, a junco, mourning and white-winged doves   tonite i came home and filled up the plate since it had rained today   the doves totally swarmed it   since i changed the blend, i get more of those doves   normally i get 3-4doves   this evening i had over a dozen doves around & on the plate   a picture in itself but not possible thru this screen door   anyways, so i've decided to keep the plate and buy a bird house type feeder for the smaller birds and a different blend of feed   really makes a difference  i love them all   such simple JOY for my day    and tonite when i came home from work, i saw my first mountain chickadee   but first thing this morn i saw a mountain scrub jay   pretty blue bird sitting above my jeep in the parking lot   not even anywheres near the bird feeder   i did sit out another type feed to attract other type birds like the grosbeak   if i get a chance to take photos i will and post them   but no such luck today   doesn't really matter, i have them stored in my memory...