"Whooping Stick"

After returning from an adventure with Dadaw Parker brought home a "whooping stick". As you can imagine he managed to get into all kinds of "fun" with the enormous stick at our house. We quickly found a very useful spot for the whooping stick. We originally hadplaced the bird feeder next to a flower bed Casey made but the birds kept landing on the branches of on of the Hibiscus plants causing them to eventually break. So we moved the bird feeder down and planted the whooping stick in the ground for the birds to use as a perch while they dine. It has worked perfectly! So if you ever come across a whopping stick I encourage you to grab it! During Parkers adventure with Dadaw we also learned how different types of bird food attract different birds. (Thanks Dadaw...we are learning.) So we have experimented with different bird foods attracting all kinds of birds. We eventually settled with a wild bird blend. A little more expensive but it hasn't created a weed problem and it attracts lots of Doves and Red Breasted Finches. We have counted up to 14 birds at a time on the perch and feeder. It has been a nice nature watch for us this summer. Enjoy your birds!