Neighbors

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I was disappointed when we moved across town and discovered I had far fewer birds in my yard. None of my neighbors feed birds and all of them have the typical lawns with a tree in the front yard and maybe one in the back. However, in the last couple of years, things have improved. Until now.

My neighbor decided to cut down his two large, beautiful trees. One was a live oak and the other an elm tree. Why? Because they were messy and shaded his lawn grass, making patches. Also, he was concerned if there was a storm one of them could fall on his house or cars. Since he cut them down, I haven't seen any woodpeckers. I also haven't seen the chickadees or orange-crowned warblers I usually have at my feeders. My counts for Project Feederwatch are way down. Just white-winged doves and house sparrows. I hope Santa puts coal in his stocking.

I know he would love for us to cut down our trees, especially the pecans, because they are messy. Not happening. In the meantime, I'm depressed.

Good birding!