Our Winter Feeder

One of our favorite things to do is watch the birds at our feeders.  When we arrived in North Dakota, we set-up our feeders in the front of the house on a shepherd's hook right out front our front picture window.  Well, we had heard about the winds of North Dakota, but were not familiar with how their effects were.  The high winds emptied our feeds within a matter of minutes.  The feed was all over the dried ground, but we still had not attracted any birds to the feeders so the feed went to waste.    As the temperatures continue to drop and it gets frigid outside, we have noticed some birds in the back field along the fence line in the trees.  So, just recently, we decided to put a feeder out there and see what would happen. 

Cassie was the one that went out and found the perfect spot.  Hopefully one that won't cause the feeder to shake rattle and roll when the high winds arrive. 

We have noticed a lot of birds at the feeder over the past twelve days, but as you look closely at the above picture, yesterday we actually had pheasants feeding there, too.  You can see the males close to the feeder and in the open, but the females aren't as easy to see - they are camouflaged within the branches.

Cassie and Zack went out this morning to fill the feeders and place around some corn cobs that we had for squirrels (back in Ohio).  We read that pheasants like cracked corn, so maybe they'll eat the corn cobs.  So, now we'll to continue to enjoy watching the birds.