Inktober Weekend Wrap-up: Who’s been taking my peanuts?
I feed the birds all year. Not a lot in the warm months, just enough so they won’t forget me. Mostly chickadees and sparrows come to partake in the seeds and grubs, but the other day I heard the melodious squawk and gurgle of a blue jay. Perched on my rail was the blue beast.
I know blue jays like peanuts, so after getting peanuts, I put a few out. The next day they were gone, and I repeated the action. Again, I did not see the culprit, assuming it was the blue jay, but it could have been the squirrel.
Now, there is no free ride for the birds-I wasn’t prepared to have an all-you-can-eat-buffet. They have to work for it. By work, I mean they have to overcome their fear and be able to co-exist. The chickadees have eaten out of my hand, and last fall, some flew into my apartment to chirp at me for not refilling the bowl.
I heard the jay outside, so I placed a peanut on the rail and sat and read. Moments later, a blue streak came in for a strafing run, and I heard the “ting” of claws on metal as it grabbed the peanut in mid-flight.
Mystery solved.
Today’s Inktober:
See previous day’s Inktober drawings here: Inktober
From my blog this week:
Free Book Friday: Oct 1 — A few new options
Thursday Thoughts: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
One-Liner Wednesday: Humorous Quotes — And then some.
Weird Wednesday: Directionally Challenged — And the return of “The Untitled”
Tuesday Tirade: Newer is better? — Sometimes.
Monday Musing: 12 and 12 — All things equal for a while.
From the blogs of other’s:
‘A Novella Collection’ is FREE This Weekend — Supporting Stevie’s weekend promo
Have a good weekend!
-Leon
Leon Stevens is a blogger, composer, artist, and an author of three books (so far): Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures, Journeys: Eight Original Pieces for Classical Guitar and The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories.
www.linesbyleon.com
Originally published at http://linesbyleon.com on October 2, 2021.
