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Slow day at the feeders yesterday, except for the House Sparrows. They were rather cute trying to reach the suet, so, I started taking pictures.

MAYBE IF I STRETCH I CAN REACH IT



OK......Maybe if I REALLY stretch and flap my wing I can reach it.




At this point I heard a LOUD ripping sound and a *SNAP!!!*, followed by the most most blood-curdling, heart-breaking, anguished screeching and saw this....




I gotta put the suet a little lower I think.

Did it snap on its head like a mouse trap??!!!! Yes, thornius, please put it lower!!!

Naw, look at the bottom picture. The poor bird stretched SO hard, he ripped his leg right out of his body. You can see it next to him still grasping the branch.

OMG!! Why would the silly thing keep on stretching if it could feel it's leg pulling out of it's body!!! Birds must really have pea-brains!!

Shirley,that's a deceptive picture. What APPEARS to be his ripped out leg is a twig attached to the main branch. Both of his legs are in the picture. Just one of the legs is mostly hidden by his tail. I didn't notice the effect until I processed the picture. I laughed myself sick and invented a story to go with it.

i wondered if you were going to "come clean" with shirley!

yep--I vote the suet holder gets put lower--poor birdies.

Thornius, you are so mean!

I will say his sense of humor is 'different'

Thorny