House Finch, male

[Joe_T]

I haven't put out any seeds or suet for the birds in many months as we were overrun with Chipmunks and Squirrels.
I don't mind that they want a free lunch but it is impossible to keep them from digging in the flowerpots on my deck & porch making a mess and damaging some of the plants.
The Chipmunks are the absolute worst as they also dig tunnels all along the foundation of the house and even under my air conditioning units.
When I saw the weather forecast was for rain, ice and snow I decided to start feeding them again. The chipmunks are in hibernation/torpor so I shouldn't have any problems with them.
This is one of the first birds I've seen using the feeders since I filled them yesterday.

[BDennis]

Nice photo of a colourful bird Joe. It looks like it's fluffed up in the cold!

We get a few squirrels here but not in numbers that cause a big problem. What we did have last year were loads of big rooks descending on the feeders. They're interesting birds close up but round 20 of them is too much! We stopped using the feeders until they dispersed.

Bill