 Black-capped Chickadee Several years ago I took up the hobby of painting birdhouses. Once painted, I never quite knew what to do with them and while I gave many away to friends and family, there were plenty more hanging around. I ultimately decided to put a few underneath the awning of our porch. Last year a pair of chickadees moved in and raised a family! It was so much fun to see them come and go with food for the babies. At one point the parents were coming every 2-3 minutes with beakfuls of worms and grubs! Needless to say it made for many great pictures! This year we had another pair of chickadees nest in a different birdhouse along the awning and then, a few weeks after the babies fledged, a pair of wrens moved in and raised their family in the same house! Incredible! While the hummingbirds haven't nested at our house, yet, they do hang around and drink a lot of nectar from our Mexican Sage. Here are pictures of the birds who make our home their home for the summer.
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