Our Outdoor Family Is Growing

A couple days ago, our finch population increased by about a dozen.  Must be some migratory ones coming thru. The wrens have returned and hopefully they will find enough places to build nests so they won't bother the bluebirds. It took the bluebirds at least a week to decide which bluebird house (3) they were going to use.  Now they are building on the one on the west fence, so I'm assuming that is going to be their new home.  Yesterday, the grosbeaks and humming birds returned, so the Baltimore orioles should be close behind. Spring is always fun to see the return of our feathered friends.  Also on a daily basis we have a bunch of deer that run thru the backyard.  They go from the east to the west and then the opposite direction, but they make at least one trip per day.  They look pretty scraggly now, as they are losing their winter coat.  The stream going to the pond has really been getting a workout the last few warm days.  Yesterday, there were 7 finches taking baths at the same time. Lot of splashing going on..