For the Birds

   The birds look so very cold: Blue Jays, Cardinals, Nuthatches, Chickadees 2 types of Woodpecker and miscellaneous Finches and Sparrows. Even a single crow approached but didn't go to the birdfeeder, so I threw some stale crackers in his direction, but I don't know if he partook. Some, especially the chickadees, stay put when we go out to put more seed in the feeder.
   I know they need suet in cold weather; I didn't have any, so I hung our Christmas hambone, which had some fat attached, in the tree. Even the little birds peck at it, carving it into what looks surprisingly like the carcass of a peliated woodpecker.  I'm running out of sunflower seed, so I've been offering leftover bread, crackers, and cereal. They seem to eat everything.
  I need to get a closer picture, but the shoveling team hasn't arrived yet.