A few weeks ago I noticed the chickadees were eating out of the hummingbird feeder.

I thought that odd, so I looked it up.  I found it is not uncommon for chickadees to do that.  It is similar to their eating pine sap.  Sure enough, when I watched, I saw them eating pine sap.

We really enjoy the chickadees and are hoping they stick around through the four seasons now that we have the seed feeders available for them.

The hummingbirds have moved through, but we have left the feeders up for a few more days.  This weekend we’ll take them down, clean them, and put them in storage until next spring.  Until then, enjoy, chickadees!