Pecking Order

All is well at the backyard bird feeder. The towhees, quail and all the birds are happy.

..until:

The sinister raven siblings come to town and take over the local food supply:

The chickadees can only watch:

and the finches:

and titmice:

When the ravens have had their fill and fly off nothing is left.

So,

a new feeder with no perch for the ravens is installed:

Not even the turkeys can get at it:

but,

those gluttonous bullies, the scrub jays, take over the feeder and throw out everything but sunflower seeds:

Although the spotted towhees and quail don’t mind, since they eat off the ground:

So,

a finch feeder is installed, with a tiny perch. Can the jays get at it?

They case the joint:

Fly over for an attempted landing:

Curses! Foiled, he flies off:

Not even the wily squirrel can figure it out:

The deer family decides to have a go at one of them:

Baby, on the right, learns instantly:

The long flexible tongue helps get the last of them:

The jays are satisfied with a peanut or two:

And the squirrels settle for some smooching: