Kaleidoscope

All the usual suspects for the cat diner, and Shadow, as usual, first in the queue.

The sparrows are having an altercation at the moment. It is the same 3 sparrows that have been together in a threesome since last year. They were young sparrows last year, one male and two females. Every now and then they have an altercation, but mostly they co-exist in harmony. I have no idea if they came from the same nest last year, or if they had simply bonded as a group early on, and they always feed together as a threesome on the fatball feeders. I have always watched out for them.

But I noticed earlier this year that the male sparrow appeared to be sweet on just one of the females. He was always taking a bit of fatball in his beak and feeding the female he was sweet on, even though they were both on the fatball feeder together. From a human perspective their relationship appeared gentle and tender and it was lovely to watch. But female sparrow number two was 'jealous' and wanted feeding also. Male sparrow was having none of this, he was not feeding her as well. Hence he attacked her, and there is a mid air altercation with wings and beaks and one heck of a lot of noise. Meanwhile female sparrow number one is happily eating the fatballs at the feeder. Then male sparrow drives away female number two out of the garden. But she does an about turn mid-air and returns to female sparrow number one at the feeder, and they feed happily together. Finally male sparrow returns, feeds together with both of them, and starts feeding his favourite female again....then trouble again...

I did tell him last year he was courting trouble with two females in his menagerie.

Creative - having a break from illustration, and so back to kaleidoscopes probably for a few days...
And it will be wild flowers in my garden. Today is Honesty.

Time for coffee...

Have a good day...