We hope it’s not a tree that eats birds. Some trees produce birds ( they’re a kind of fruit) so there might some that eat birds. It’s wise to be suspicious of trees. I’m sure they are up to something.
I’ve been thinking of stringing popcorn with the niblings this year. We did it a few times as kids. Since I’ll be off for my office’s winter break at the same time Niece is off of school and there’s an open invitation to drop by whenever, I just may run it past Brother and Sister-in-Law.
My Mom used to make those for the birds in the winter here in Florida. They used to be bell shaped if my kind of fading memory is correct. I remember how her cats would make strange clicking noises from the lanai and south facing windows in our house when they saw the birds feeding on the holiday/winter treat. Man I miss my Mom this time of year and time flies by way too ****ing fast does it not……..
Wow, it’s rare that Burt uses the chyrons to agree with Elvis instead of needling him. Elvis better get on his slicker and umbrella so he can report on the chickadee and cardinal fronts.
Grammatically speaking, Elvis, I would think that if it was a tree that eats birds, it wouldn’t be called a bird feeder tree, since the use of “feeder” implies the birds are the ones being fed, not the tree.
At most, it’d be a tree that birds eat (which, going from Puck’s explanation, seems to be not far from the case).
O/T: We have a foundling! A local stray who’d been showing up on the trail camera occasionally since late summer finally got hungry & lonely enough to come meowing for a meal. Right now, he’s in an outbuilding with a heated catbed and an electric heater, safely out of this week’s sub-zero temps, getting 3 hots-and-a-cot. He seems pretty young, and he seems to like us. Have a vet visit scheduled this week. We’ll see how it goes for the guy we call Oliver (before we knew better, we thought that “Big Fluffy” was a shecat we called Olive.)
I put one of those suction cup feeders on my window about six feet off the ground. I was puzzled over the next few weeks when I would see Vivekat out on the patio leaping as part of her daily workout. One day, while I was on the phone, I saw, out of the corner of my eye, Vivekat leaping and coming down with a bird in her mouth. “Gotta go.”
I moved the feeder up as high as I could but eventually had to take it down – because it had become a cat feeder.
Vivekat was an amazing cat who taught herself to hunt when she was three years old, would walk with me on the late night streets of Santa Cruz and along the cliffs of Capitola, would get down from the roof by riding down on a cardboard box, as though it were an elevator, and let me stuff her in a backpack when she got “stuck” in a redwood tree 30 feet off the ground. She would also host catnip parties on the patio for up to seven cats at a time. We were together for an interesting 17 years.
Oh the werewolf is just going to love that one. The chittering from the others is one thing, I picture the werewolf taking a more active role in dealing with the birds. Hampered by the window, of course.
Le'letha Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Look, that’s a totally valid question from Elvis. Humans are weird.
Sue Ellen almost 2 years ago
That bowl of popcorn looks good. Do you think the birds would share?
dmah Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Ooh, I think Homestyle and Thimblefist would like that special treat, too!
MrsXandamere almost 2 years ago
Following with interest! Love having some crafty stuff to do with the kiddo over break!
ikini Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Oh, Elvis, you old softie!
Robin Harwood almost 2 years ago
We hope it’s not a tree that eats birds. Some trees produce birds ( they’re a kind of fruit) so there might some that eat birds. It’s wise to be suspicious of trees. I’m sure they are up to something.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Elvis looks so distressed. Bet he’s relieved that it really feeds birds, instead of feeding on birds.
McColl34 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
It’s okay, Elvis. It’s only a seasonal kind of bird magnet. (The glass will still be in the way, though.)
Sionyx almost 2 years ago
I’ve been thinking of stringing popcorn with the niblings this year. We did it a few times as kids. Since I’ll be off for my office’s winter break at the same time Niece is off of school and there’s an open invitation to drop by whenever, I just may run it past Brother and Sister-in-Law.
DennisinSeattle almost 2 years ago
If Ora Zella, Iggy and Lupin are in the tree, the birds may not like it.
TampaFanatic1 almost 2 years ago
My Mom used to make those for the birds in the winter here in Florida. They used to be bell shaped if my kind of fading memory is correct. I remember how her cats would make strange clicking noises from the lanai and south facing windows in our house when they saw the birds feeding on the holiday/winter treat. Man I miss my Mom this time of year and time flies by way too ****ing fast does it not……..
McColl34 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Hey, at least Burt is acknowledging Elvis’ hard-hitting journalistic abilities!
(What? Sarcasm? Does Burt do that?)
WelshRat Premium Member almost 2 years ago
That’s possibly worse, Puck, m’boy.
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago
OT
I AM CARTOON LADY! almost 2 years ago
It was a one pine cone, peanut butter, tree bird feed-er! One pine cone, peanut butter, tree bird feed-er! And it sure looked good to eat!
cat19632001 almost 2 years ago
Be careful, Elvis. Once the birds and other wildlife start eating the tree, they’re going to know your business.
Miss Mina almost 2 years ago
Elvis has the best questions.
SusieB almost 2 years ago
What a wonderful idea!
Zoomer&Yeti almost 2 years ago
Happy Chanukah!
bobw2012 almost 2 years ago
but it does eat cats who try to climb the tree to get the birds, elvis be very afraid.
misty almost 2 years ago
Why do birds suddenly appear
Is it what Elvis feared?
Just like kitties, they long to be
Fed by you
Why do jays fly down from the sky
When your tree they do spy?
Since Homestyle sees the chickadees
She’ll come, too
On a day that winter’s here you got some snacks together
And decided to create a dream come true
So you sprinkled bird seed in your tree out there and hung popcorn on its branches, too
That is why all the birds in town
Are so glad you’re around
Just like me, they want to be
Thanking you ❤️
- Burt Bacharach / Hal David – (They Long to Be) Close to You
rs0204 Premium Member almost 2 years ago
I have heard of those bird-feeder trees you put up in the yard. It is a fun project for the kids to do.
29jeb almost 2 years ago
We all know that Tommy likes to play with the birds.
Kitty Katz almost 2 years ago
Meanwhile, Back on the Nile
At the Artisans’ Studio
Iggy Shipwright: It’s almost lunchtime. Is there anything you’d like?
Adobe Style: I like peanuts and berries.
Iron Glove: And I like any kind of vegetable.
Matt-Tilda: My favorite is ham with a side of bacon.
Sophititi: And I like fish.
Iggy: I’ll see what Thomios has prepared.
At the Royal Kitchen
Iggy: Ora Z, I’d like to prepare a surprise luncheon for the Artisans. Can you help?
Ora: Sure I’ll just zoom through the pantry and see what’s available.
Iggy: But it has to be special. I have a scroll of each one’s favorites.
Ora: That might be a bit of a challenge.
Sound of giggling in the background
Ora: Or maybe not.
Nuliajuk almost 2 years ago
Puts a whole new slant on “partridge in a pear tree”.
ladykat almost 2 years ago
I feel for Elvis’ distress in the third panel.
diskus Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Sounds like a squirrels stripped it bare tree to me
Wichita1.0 almost 2 years ago
Panel Three: Disconcerted mouth or drooling?
Katzen1415 almost 2 years ago
Wow, it’s rare that Burt uses the chyrons to agree with Elvis instead of needling him. Elvis better get on his slicker and umbrella so he can report on the chickadee and cardinal fronts.
scyphi26 almost 2 years ago
Grammatically speaking, Elvis, I would think that if it was a tree that eats birds, it wouldn’t be called a bird feeder tree, since the use of “feeder” implies the birds are the ones being fed, not the tree.
At most, it’d be a tree that birds eat (which, going from Puck’s explanation, seems to be not far from the case).
The Wolf In Your Midst almost 2 years ago
I knew a kid who had a problem with kite-eating trees, but that might just have been a “him” thing.
cat19632001 almost 2 years ago
So we’ve got oranges, a bowl of popcorn, a bowl of dried cranberries(?) and a bowl of brown stuff.
Solarbear Premium Member almost 2 years ago
So – was he concerned for the birds, or not wanting the competition? (Had to ask!)
jr1234 almost 2 years ago
https://www.gocomics.com/wumo/2022/12/19
gigagrouch almost 2 years ago
O/T: We have a foundling! A local stray who’d been showing up on the trail camera occasionally since late summer finally got hungry & lonely enough to come meowing for a meal. Right now, he’s in an outbuilding with a heated catbed and an electric heater, safely out of this week’s sub-zero temps, getting 3 hots-and-a-cot. He seems pretty young, and he seems to like us. Have a vet visit scheduled this week. We’ll see how it goes for the guy we call Oliver (before we knew better, we thought that “Big Fluffy” was a shecat we called Olive.)
azkfwecho Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Cute Kitten Toebeans against a window (CKTAAW) Alert in Snow Sez this morning. EEEEEEEEEEEEE!
anomalous4 almost 2 years ago
OT: Whisker fatigue…
Red Bird almost 2 years ago
Ooh, a bird feeder tree. I’m down with that!
mistercatworks almost 2 years ago
I put one of those suction cup feeders on my window about six feet off the ground. I was puzzled over the next few weeks when I would see Vivekat out on the patio leaping as part of her daily workout. One day, while I was on the phone, I saw, out of the corner of my eye, Vivekat leaping and coming down with a bird in her mouth. “Gotta go.”
I moved the feeder up as high as I could but eventually had to take it down – because it had become a cat feeder.
Vivekat was an amazing cat who taught herself to hunt when she was three years old, would walk with me on the late night streets of Santa Cruz and along the cliffs of Capitola, would get down from the roof by riding down on a cardboard box, as though it were an elevator, and let me stuff her in a backpack when she got “stuck” in a redwood tree 30 feet off the ground. She would also host catnip parties on the patio for up to seven cats at a time. We were together for an interesting 17 years.
Code the Enforcer almost 2 years ago
A bird-eating tree is not near as bad as the kite-eating tree from Peanuts !! … :)
willie_mctell almost 2 years ago
Sounds like a squirrel and other less cute rodent feeder.
knight1192a almost 2 years ago
Oh the werewolf is just going to love that one. The chittering from the others is one thing, I picture the werewolf taking a more active role in dealing with the birds. Hampered by the window, of course.
RWill almost 2 years ago
The tree that eats birds is just outside Hogwarts castle.
asrialfeeple almost 2 years ago
Well, there are kite eating trees.
Aspen_Bell almost 2 years ago
OT: can’t believe this is happening