This morning as I was watering the garden, I came very close to spraying one with the hose because I hadn't noticed him hanging onto the wire mesh. When I finished, I walked past, surprised at how close I could get. Just as an experiment, I brought a finger close to his feet. He simply kept on eating, allowing me then to place my hand behind him. I touched a foot. No change. Okay, that decided the next course of action: go get the camera.
When I went back out, he was still merrily munching away. I put some nyjer seed in my hand and then took several shots as I edged closer. When I tried to get him onto my hand, he moved around to the back side of the feeder. I tried again, and this time, he flew down to the garden. I knelt down and put my hand under his breast. One little foot came up and rested on my finger. I lifted...and there he was. It took him all of two seconds to discover the palmful of seed.
I couldn't decide which picture to post, one of these or one up against the contorted filbert you see in the upper right corners. Yes, we went for a little walk, just like this, and when he'd finally had his fill, he hopped into the filbert, still not the least bit perturbed by his first contact with a human.
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