I just got back last night from a trip back East, to find this morning that
a Chestnut-Backed Chickadee had discovered the mesh bag with cat hair that I
put up a few weeks ago and that had seemed to be of no interest to anyone.

So just now I was pretty amused to watch the little guy (or gal) gradually
grow a mustache:

Initial grab: www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/4460917098

Stage 2: www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/4460917292

Stage 3: Full fuzzface with beak poking through:
www.flickr.com/photos/trileigh/4460137245/

I sure hope he could see where he was going when he took off!

Good birding,
Trileigh

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Trileigh Tucker
Lincoln Park, West Seattle