Double Nickel

Today is my birthday.  I leave it to you to figure out how old I am.

Birthday roses, and the guard dog...see those wicked eyes?

And these were on my feeders yesterday, actually a whole flock of them.  This is a guy and his little wife, I think.  They sort of stuck together the whole time.  They are Evening Grosbeaks.  Large birds with large beaks.  The males are so pretty this year.  All the breeding male birds are gorgeous this year, for some reason.