Emerald and the seed box

When I go to the cabinet to give the girls their late afternoon treat Emerald jumps to the coop roof then the top of the cabinet.

If I hold out the open treat box to her she will dip her head in and help herself. She is the only one to do this. Peaches and Barley sometimes also jump to the top of the store cabinet but when I offer them the box  they jump down from the cabinet as if they are afraid of the box (they have a lot to learn yet).

The rest of the girls hang around my feet waiting for me to throw the sunflower hearts out to them.

Today I decided to try to photograph Emerald helping herself to the sunflower hearts. What I should have done was to get my husband to take the photos while I held the box as usual. Stupidly I decided to do it myself and so that I could stand back a bit to take the photos I put the box on top of the cabinet.

I missed the shot of Emerald with her head in the box but got these two instead.

Emerald would like to help herself to the sunflower hearts

The trouble is she will try to stand on the edge of the container

I think you already know what happens next. The box tips up sending sunflower hearts every where!

Luckily the box was almost empty. I swept some seeds back into the box and swept the rest off of the cabinet onto the patio for the girls.

I really should know better by now! I will get the shot I wanted another day.