Well, one of the funniest things I remember seeing was a whole passel of birds and squirrels drunk on fermented dates and pyrocanthia berries--at least I guessed that's what it was. They were definitely drunk, and that's what they were eating. I'm sure they didn't think it was funny the morning after, though. Our most interesting bird is the scrub jay. They have absolutely no fear of humans and will eat nuts and seeds right out of your hand. The next most interesting is the huge pilliated woodpecker. Their call sounds just like the birds you hear in jungle movies. I've never seen a PB live and only occasionally do we get to see a finch in its loud colors. They're still in their winter feathers when they're down here. Last year I had a titmouse w/o a wife who made love to himself in every car mirror and window reflection he saw. He visited every single window in the house as the sun moved over the house, and he pooped all over our cars. He finally found a mate which saved my sanity.

AWESOME looking birds, they are! Thanks for sharing them. You are very blessed to have them in your yard. I have heard the green Painted Buntings referred to as "Greenies," and I didn't know that there was a foolproof way to determine by sight which Greenies are female and which are young males. Can you tell which is which?

That's beautiful. I just love that bird. I'm hoping to see some this week and take pictures.

Well it looks like the buntings were just passing through, as I haven't seen them for several days. I'm sure the mockingbirds were eating my matters. At first they were doing a great job keeping the hornworms in check, then they must have decided the tomatos were what grew the worms, so went pecking for more. I caught them in the act then later read they like tomato seeds.