26. Sam and the Winter Wildlife

Sam takes a moment to admire the beautiful garlands and lights that he and Uncle Tubby put up the prior evening.

They look quite magnificent with the newly fallen snow.

It is really beginning to look like Christmas.

Posted Image

Oh goodness! What a splendid bird that is!

Posted Image

Sam has never seen one so brilliantly red.

But as quickly as it appears, the cardinal disappears into the trees.

Posted Image

But Sam has an idea!

Posted Image

He will see if he can get the cardinal to come back with an offering of food.

Sam knows that he would stick around if someone offered him food.

Posted Image

Bingo humors Sam, but he does not expect a wild bird to let Sam anywhere near it - it is simply not how wild birds are.

They are flighty and wild creatures, impossible to tame.

Posted Image

But if it keeps Sam busy for some time, for all the better.

~~~

Sam puts on his warm winter coat, and heads back outside with a bag of tasty bird seed.

Even the most wild bird couldn't resist bird seed this tasty!

Posted Image

~~~

He takes out a handful, and waits patiently...

And soon, the cardinal returns!

Posted Image

It starts to eat the seeds right out of his hand!

Posted Image

Bingo is amazed.

Posted Image

But it doesn't stop there!

It seems that Sam is gifted when it comes to earning the trust of the wild birds!

Posted Image

~~~

Posted Image

~~~

Bingo has never seen anything like it.

Neither has Uncle Tubby!

Posted Image

~~~

Posted Image

~~~

Posted Image

But it isn't only birds...

~~~

Posted Image

~~~

Posted Image

Sam, it appears, is a friend to all nature.