It was raining yesterday, so I took the opportunity to bring in the bird feeders and wash them

But I left the woodpecker suet feeder out there and when I peeked out the window I saw our yard swarming with starlings going at the spilled seed from the day before and one intrepid squirrel trying to get at the suet feeder! I guess that limb is a bit strong than the one that was holding the other suet feeder.

I moved it over to the other limb, the one the squirrels think is too bendy for their taste, but I can see I'll want to get a baffle. Speaking of which, the woodpeckers were a bit put out at the fact that their special suet feeder the other birds mostly don't like was moved. They'll figure it out.

I don't know what was up with the starlings, though. Mostly we've only had one or two, or sometimes three of them. To see so many on a day I hadn't put out seed was certainly startling! And today we were back to hardly any.

(I really want to get a squirrel feeder, but I'll want to put it away from my birdfeeders and I haven't figured out a decent spot yet. I have to clear the yard now that it's warmer, get rid of construction debris. Maybe that'll give me time to think.)