1.   Birds that thrive in the proximity of people and dine at backyard feeders delight nature enthusiasts.

2.   A sparrow-sized bird with a reddish breast, the house finch has become one of the most popular year-round visitors to backyard feeders in Georgia.

3.   Cassandra Fuqua of Athens writes to say that she has had purple martins at her backyard feeders since mid-February.

4.   Squirrels frolic in the light of day and, more naive than their furtive cousins, are easily attracted to backyard feeders.