The stump was part of an old cherry tree that stood in the way of snow plowing and telephone wires. We placed one of the smaller pieces upright near the main photo taking window. To start the fun we set sunflower seeds on top We can often snap birds and critters that would normally be reluctant to come this close without the seeds.

Some of this crowd are only summer visitors: gray catbird, brown-headed cowbird, rose-breasted grosbeak, chipping sparrow, red-winged blackbird and the eastern chipmunk.

The year-round birds and critters will usually pose any time of the year: with new spring leaves and rain; hiding behind overgrown leaves of summer; with fallen leaves and dying branches; and on the ice and snow of winter. A small sampling of these would be: blue jay, American goldfinch, black-capped chickadee, hairy woodpecker, tufted titmouse, white-breasted nuthatch, downy woodpecker, northern cardinal, northern flicker, house finch, and the critters, gray and red squirrels.