My Favorite Tweeters

No, this is not a paid promotional post about Twitter accounts you should follow (though I could suggest a few good ones if you're interested). My favorite 'tweeters' have nothing to do with the digital world whatsoever, aside from the fact that you might spot them sitting on a telephone line sometimes. Yes, I'm talking about birds, our fine feathered friends who fill the trees with song and the skies with flying bursts of color.

The cool thing about birds is that, like bunnies, they come in both wild and domestic varieties. Recently I've been really fascinated by budgies and parakeets, but I don't know if those really count as part of "nature" since they're usually kept as pets. Even so, they make for some really great memes:

The Beach Boys aside, I love wild birds just as much as pet birds. Out of wild birds, I'd have to say that chickadees are my favorites. They're literally just little puffballs with cute little beady eyes and cheerful little chirps. I would love to one day be able to feed a chickadee out of my hand, but for now I guess I'll have to just content myself with watching them at my mom's bird feeder when I'm at home (yes, the same feeder of tree pig extortion fame).

While I don't have a whole lot to say this week, birds are definitely an adorable, musical part of nature that anyone can easily enjoy by just looking out their window. As such, this week's challenge is to spot two different kinds of birds (bonus points if you can identify what species of bird they are). Keep your eyes on the skies, fellow observers, and I'll see you next Friday.