Bird watching

There is a patio in front of the duplex that I live in with my mom and a flag poll in the middle section of yard. I attached a 2x2 board to the poll and a 1x2 making a T and hung a bird feeder on each end. I have squirrel food at the base so I get a good show of birds and squirrels interacting throughout the day. I sit out in front and it only takes a few minutes for the action to start.
First the birds make a few passed to see what I am doing, then the squirrels come to the sidewalk and watch me for a few minutes to see what I am up to. Then if I am still the mosey on over and start to eat. Several kind of birds show up. Morning doves feed on the food on the bottom they are too big to use the feeders, yellow finches use the sack feeder in the middle that is as the package said a finch feeder. Other little sparow looking birds use it as well. The finches also feed at the tube feeders on each end as well. Little birds with red on the top of their heads and another without the red also feed at the feeders and on the ground. I think that they are wrens. The yellow finch does not feed on the ground.

There is not much fighting for the food. A little me first but no out and out fighting. They get spooked often at seemingly nothing but come right back. After the squirrels eat like it is their last meal the like to go to a shady spot and lay out flat and it looks like they go aaaahh. It is quite comical.
I was driving to a barnes and nobel and was on a road that has forest preserve on each side and a duck was watteling across and I thought thats not very smart. There was traffic so I slowed some and the duck just kept watteling and I kept going and the duck and I drove over the top and looked the mirror to see that the duck was at the side of the road. My friend that was with me said why didn't you stop. I would have caused an accident and as much as I love animals having a mind that can comprehend consequences to my actions I wasn't going to cause a possible accident that could hurt many people for a duck. That might be harsh but I don't think I have common sence to use as I see fit. I think you are suposed to use it to make the tough decisions as well. I would have tried to change lanes or slammed to a stop but there was to much traffic. My friend thinks I don't like animals but I do I just don't seem to have the same attitude as she does I guess. If I had it to do again I would not cause an accident for a duck.