A little frustration invaded my soul today as I attempted to photograph the colorful birds at our feeder. We have a resident raccoon, Arthur, who thinks he owns our back yard. He sticks his head in my window, eats the bird food even though he has his own food. He will chase the birds away. We also have squirrels who interfere. Then the gigantic American Crows show up. They make a lot of noise, chase other birds away, and will stuff not one, not two but THREE peanuts in their mouths before taking off. Thankfully, Arthur hates the crows and will chase them away.
I missed out on the beautiful male Cardinal, the Red-bellied Woodpecker and the Gray Catbirds who refused to even participate in this mess, just meowed from the other side of the fence.
Eventually my soul mellowed as I managed a few half way good photos.
PS: Anyone want a raccoon for Christmas? I’ll pay the postage!
