{"id":1132,"date":"2009-03-18T08:00:52","date_gmt":"2009-03-18T13:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2009-03-18T08:13:54","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T13:13:54","slug":"my-little-chickadee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=1132","title":{"rendered":"My Little Chickadee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping bird feeders filled all year ensures a steady stream of little visitors.  The boldest ones are always the chickadees.  They aren&#8217;t very afraid and in fact, get so used to me being out in the shade garden, that my presence barely catches their notice.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1136\" title=\"3chick\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3chick.jpg\" alt=\"3chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3chick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3chick-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>That is later on though.  I admit that I don&#8217;t hang out in the shade garden much in the winter.  Indeed, it is difficult to even <strong><em>find<\/em><\/strong> the shade garden in the winter, as it&#8217;s usually buried under a couple feet of snow.  So, until they get used to me again, they are paying me a bit more attention than they will later on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What is that?  And what is the clicky-clicky thing they are holding?&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1141\" title=\"6chick\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/6chick.jpg\" alt=\"6chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/6chick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/6chick-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;Ah &#8211; I remember now.  You bring the seeds!&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1134\" title=\"4chick\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/4chick.jpg\" alt=\"4chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/4chick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/4chick-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>&#8220;Speaking of which &#8211; the feeder could use a couple more scoops, lady.  Why don&#8217;t you put down the clicky-clicky thing and see what you can do about that?&#8221;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1135\" title=\"2chick\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/2chick.jpg\" alt=\"2chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/2chick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/2chick-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>So of course, I did.  I wouldn&#8217;t want to miss this after all.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7chick.jpg\" alt=\"7chick\" title=\"7chick\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7chick.jpg 600w, http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/7chick-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping bird feeders filled all year ensures a steady stream of little visitors. The boldest ones are always the chickadees. 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