Illusion or reality but I have never seen this before.
Just this morning, I saw about 50 chick-a-dees in my Star Magnolia and for the most part they were just perched there. Some seemed to be picking at the stems but by the time I saw the activity, they stopped and I would not really see what they were doing. Either they were picking at next year's flowers, new leaf buds or just honing their beaks.
It is not for lack of food as it is so early in the winter, no snow on the ground, I have feeders and many perennials in the gardens sporting seeds.
I see that the last 6" - 8 " of many branches do not have flower buds on them but that may be the growth that happened after the buds were set.
They flew away en-mass as they tend to do and it left me wondering if I should cover the plant with bird netting but that would be really challenging as the bush is at least 15' tall and wide.
I now have a time\lapse camera set up but they do not seem to be returning.
Is this all in my imagination?
jean001a
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