The bluebirds of happiness!

 I have lived in my current home for 22 years.  Numerous bird feeders and birdhouses have come and gone over the years, and it has been fun watching the activity.  My bluebird houses [specifically] have always been occupied with other varieties of birds. This house needed some repairs due to its popularity.  It needed a new roof, and it was filled to the very top with a highrise of occupants' abandonned nests. And when I noticed that I had a new family beginning a nest, I was amazed to see that it was indeed a pair of bluebirds [NY's state bird] who had checked in first.  I had never seen one prior to this!!!

And...my hummingbird feeder has been in such demand that I am going to put up another one.  Pretty cool...to be enthralled by nature's small miracles.  But you have to be observant and appreciate the wildlife in your own backyard.