The birds are a challenge to photograph, especially when their squabbling about who eats first keeps them away from the seeds and the cameras.

In years past we had found the birds interested in feeding from our hands only in one spot, up on a particular hill with a spectacular view of Lake Ta In years past we had found the birds interested in feeding from our hands only in one spot, up on a particular hill with a spectacular view of Lake Tahoe. Now we found eager chickadees in areas of the woods in which we previously had not drawn birds to us. Just about the start of the video a woman passes us on skis; earlier we had talked; her canine is half wolf. more >> <<less

The birds have landed on Bill`s camera... and hat, head, coat and anything else that gets them closer to the seeds.

Sorry, bird, no peanut.