Trying To Socialize With The Birds

Every day, sometimes twice a day, I put a handful of bird seed out in the alley, adjacent to the DMV parking lot. Slowly, the neighborhood birds have caught on, and have begun gathering....

In the morning, there are little non-descript birds, and maybe a few doves. In the evening, there are wary crows, sometimes standing back if squirrels get the jump on them. I'm surprised I see no pigeons, since they nest just next door, and there are no scrub jays, even though I hear them passing through adjacent trees. I want to put water out, but with West Nile virus such a menace, maybe it's a bad idea.

Just a little buffet for the locals....