Hi all

I returned home after running some errands this afternoon to find a flurry
of avian activity on a small woodlot across the street from my house.?
Band-tailed Pigeons, American Robins and European Starlings were busy
collecting ripe berries in a pair of side-by-side Madrona trees.? A
Steller's Jay and a Bewick's Wren could both be heard calling and chattering
from a Douglas Fir nearby.

After grabbing my camera from inside the house, I watched the mixed flock of
foragers go about their business.? I was especially fascinated by the
Band-tailed Pigeons.? They were quite adept at maneuvering their relatively
large bodies along the thin branches.? They were able to tip forward,
backward and even turn upside down in a manner that seemed more
chickadee-like than pigeon-like.?

Once each of the dozen or so pigeons had eaten their fill, they flew into
the upper branches of the fir from which the jay and wren had been calling.?
Now, with both trees free of the larger-bodied birds, the robins and
starlings continued to forage in the Madronas for several more minutes.?
After satisfying their appetites, they too moved on.

I posted a handful of photos of the feeding activity on Goat Island Images.
They are in the New Photos gallery here: