if you build it

{Bird photos taken by a camera-wielding kiddo, not quite sure which one!}

You may recall a bit of bird-house building that took place at the holidays.  Santa brought a beautiful cedar bird house kit for Munchkin, and he spent time that day building and painting the house.

Last week it made its way to a tree in our yard filled to the brim with seed.  It took no time at all for some birds to find it (thankfully!) and for very few squirrels to visit it (even more thankfully!)

So much time has been spent bird watching, mostly from a nearby window.  But sometimes that bird watching is so much more adventurous with full bird-watching gear of binoculars, bird guide, camera, and running shoes to chase those birds around the neighborhood.

We've been lucky to see a blue jay, male cardinal and female cardinal, chickadee, swallows, robins, a very large crow, and some others we couldn't identify quickly enough.

We've been even more lucky that this birdhouse has brought a pause during our days when we see the world at a slower pace, breathing the beautiful fresh air.

So glad it's built.  So glad they've come.

So glad Munchkin is a true bird-dog.