Bird porn on our dock.

 

Cardinal, garden, Roscoe

 

Painted Buntings, garden.

These two are one of three mating pairs of Painted Buntings that use this feeder. I hung a thistle feeder out years ago in hope of attracting regular yellow finches. I never saw one and the seed went bad at record rates. I gave up. Last month I was buying some safflower seed for my regular feeders (bird feeding tip-most songbirds like safflower seeds as much as sunflower seeds, but squirrels won't eat them) when I saw this little, inexpensive, thistle feeder and bought it and some seed. Within a week these two appeared and invited two other couples over too. They are eating machines, spending an hour or more just munching away. They sure are a nice dash of color on drab days. 

Bird and hydrant, Saignon

Pelicans, Roscoe

Pigeons, Saignon fountain

Swallows, Rue de Cilly

 Our little dive bombers, keeping Provence from spiders and insects.

Sunset and swallows, Rue de Cilly, Saignon

 The bottom picture is of a swallow slowing down to transfer food to it's mate and baby. They never completely alight.....in their lives, sleeping on the wing. Yikes