both mama and papa and 3 young ones showed up today together 2 young females and 1 young male. they tried the feeders and a pan of nuts and seeds and foraged on the ground for awhile. i was hoping to get a picture with all five together but only got three at once.

I don't think they are anything special, but they are okay. Personally, I don't like the 1960's mediterranean styling of them, but that is just me. I think the price is okay if the chair itself is in great shape and doesn't require a lot of work except for upholstery, and if you are doing the upholstery yourself. I don't think they are worth investing the money it would cost to have them professionally done, and ttodd's numbers seem right on. I am also thinking that they would be too low to function as a desk chair.

Like Alisande, I only see one about once a year...just passing through. I put out a lot of bird seed. I put black oil sunflower seeds in the feeders in the yard and I get a free mix that is a lot of milo and some sunflower seeds donated to me by Walmart, and I put it out along the driveway for the doves. It is so dry here. Right now I have 5 bird baths in the lower part of my yard, which is only about 1/2 acre big, but ran the horse water troughs over yesterday, and couldn't believe all the doves down there bathing. I guess I'm fortunate. I see sparrows in town, but out here in the country, we don't have them. Bluebirds can be seen in this area...supposedly, but the only time I ever saw them, was a pair in the yard of the old man that I look after a couple of towns over, and he couldn't have cared less. That was a few years ago. Now he has a pair of hawks nesting in a tree right out his door, and I can't even get him to walk to the door to look out at them.

Mine mostly eat BOSS, but they are also eating suet and even peanuts. I've never really noticed how amusing they are in a group. In the past, with very small numbers, they just sat and ate. Now, in a large group, there's a different dynamic to them. I also was unaware of all the red under their wings. One hit a window and was stunned, giving me an opportunity to examine him more closely. Pat, indigos are extremely common here, but they haven't readily come to feeders until this year. We've always had at least one to come, but no more. Now, we're getting at least three at a time. They like a millet mix and stay away from the BOSS. They also seem to like feeding both from a feeder and on the ground. I hope they stay. Their plumage is iridescent--especially in the sunlight. The blue grosbeak was about three times larger and duller in color.