Towhee's bathday

 "A forest bird never wants a cage..." ---Henrik Ibsen

 Towhees everywhere. These days.They sing.

 It is said that their song sounds like " Do you want some teaaaaaaaaa?"

 The jays tolerate the towhees at the seed pan and the birdbath. 

 Spotted Towhees like to root around in the underbrush. 

 Cordelia likes to watch them from her perch. Way up high. On the fence.

 The Towhees take over the birdbath. And the seed pan. But they seem to like the crawly insects as well.

 With spring not far off, the Towhees will be nesting  close to the ground at some point.

 But away from the cats.....

 They are the  coolest birds regarding hatching eggs. If they lose the eggs they just  have more.

 And a bath. In between. Keeping an eye on Spencer, the Cat Plant.

 "My father always said 'Malala will be free as a bird'..."
                                   ---Malala  Yousafzai

 In warmer climates than here, the Towhees have  been known to raise a second brood.

 Towhees, like Hummingbirds are  usually quite territorial. 

 And the cats just watch. And watch. Splish Splash. Takin' a bath.

 "Do you want some teaaaaaaaa?" says the Towhee.

 "I'm youth , I'm joy. I'm a little bird that has broken out of the egg." ---James M. Barrie

 Photographs 2018