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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 289491 times)

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Offline roony

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The warden just sighted a scarlet tanager. It is rare for us to see one.

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You get all the good birds... :pouty:
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In the last few days, wood ducks perched in the trees, a turkey today, a bluebird today. First hummingbirds after we put up window boxes with red geraniums.
A couple of non-birds—a turtle the size of a dime and a big healthy coyote.

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Out on the drive lookin at the lake, havin a little HH & what stops by but our 1st hummer.  :cool:
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Out on the drive lookin at the lake, havin a little HH & what stops by but our 1st hummer.  :cool:
:happy1: good thing it was just a little HH, or you mighta seen 6.🤪😂😂😂 :smoking: :sleazy: :rotflmao:
« Last Edit: May 05/18/21, 08:42:18 PM by glenn57 »
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 :scratch: Little? :tequila; :tequila; :tequila;                             :confused:                                ;) :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Not a top notch photo but here's my redhead. As you might notice, I have a "bee friendly" lawn......and I like it
We used to have a pair of them for 5-6 years. They would bring their babies to the feeder. Haven't seen them now for 2-3 years. Not sure what happened to them. Man did they like the oranges. They would rap on the top of the bird feeder in the morning to let me know they needed their orange. Miss seeing them.
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ok, i give up.......what kind of bird is it???????//
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It is a red headed wood pecker. I thought Roony said that in his post.  :scratch:
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It is a red headed wood pecker. I thought Roony said that in his post.  :scratch:
:scratch: he said redhead.....i thought, well........awe never mind.  :rotflmao: :rotflmao: yea cool picture!!!
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Ok. I see, you must have just been looking at the go fishing thread again.  :rotflmao:
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Ok. I see, you must have just been looking at the go fishing thread again.  :rotflmao:
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :evil:
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Offline snow1

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Any of you bird guru's have a fix for a little devil woodpecker of some sort tearing up my cedar post on my pole barn over hang,small white chested black checkered back and a small red patch behind the head ,larger than a nutt hatch between him and a red squrriel they're making a mess outof the exposed cedar 4x4 post,tried using boiled linseed oil,but me thinks it made things worse,kinda like gravy on meat.

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Bullet?? :scratch: :rotflmao: iffin ya can hit it.  :sleazy: :rotflmao:
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Sounds like you've got a downy that's convinced there's insect activity he (red patch=male) needs to check out. They've been dicking around with the white cedar railing on our porch too. Not sure what might work to deter them tho. Some say shiny objects, remove dead limbs, etc. that might attract them while others say attract them elsewhere which in my case is pretty tough to do. I may have to fill the suet feeder again if they don't knock it off. They were after it until I let the feeder run empty then went after my railings more. I usually stop feeding suet when the temps warm up.   
« Last Edit: May 05/19/21, 10:12:19 AM by Dotch »
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Offline snow1

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yeah the little booger is also enlarging the screw holes on my deck.also cedar as the screws are sub surface,he must think each hole is bugs,also noticed my norway pines are infected with tiny worm holes,some area of tree bark looks like a cribbage board,I've read to water the tree's so they can produce more sapp to protect themselves,haven't seen the critters making the holes yet so not sure if its worm or insects,after living in colorado for years and the damage pine beetle do up in the mountains  I was concerned.

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Snow, I think you really do know what the only solution to both of those problems, don't you?   :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :happy1: :happy1:  So do we just don't tell anyone.  It is illegal to shoot woodpeckers.  :confused:

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Just put a picture of boar up  :pouty: that'll scare anything away. :sleazy: :rotflmao:
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LPS, :happy1: thought has crossed my mind,after last summer wilst on furlough  for 3 months I cleaned out the neighborhood gray and red squrriel colony,.22 quiet load ammo is on short supply these days so I gooberd up the cedar 4x4's where all the activity is taking place with boiled linseed oil to slow these critter's down then sprayed the bird feeder pole down with wd40 as another crop of surriels moved in,so any of you guyz that stumble across some .22 long rifle in partion quiet loads let me know,also on the lookout for winchester AA  12ga super sport in 1oz #8 shot.

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177 pellets available

Offline LPS

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My brother who is one heck of a hunter got a pellet gun recently.  Cost $800 I think.  I haven't seen it yet.

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177 pellets available

True Del,however .22 quiet loads makes less noise than my  .177 pellet gun made  before I gave it away,besides I get woodchucks every so often and the pellet gun just made them limp,some kill shots are 50yds and beyond so,need the Hp to roll em over

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was watching a king fisher this morning...  seen some kill deere yesterday too
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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Seen our first grosbeak in da feeder last night.
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Seen our first grosbeak in da feeder last night.
man. i'm jealous!!!!!!!!!! :pouty: :pouty: :happy1:
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has anyone else seen any wrens, or bluebirds???  :scratch: i have not???? my tree/barn swallows appeared to have also bailed out!!!! :doah:

thinking i might just yank my mealworm feeder iffin i dont see a bluebird soon!!!!!!!
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house wrens at my place recently,couple black birds staking claim in the creek bullrushes,grackles pissing off the robins for territory,seen my first oriole two days ago and one blue bird,pulled my meal worms as the robins found them and made pigs of themselves,hummingbird feeder's going out this weekend,might pickup some store bought nector flowers to help attract the hummers as well.

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Lotsa wrens. Altho they like roony's place better... :rotflmao: No bluebirds yet tho. Have had difficulty attracting them consistently at the ranch. Haven't been to the kindly neighbor's pasture recently. Usually have at least one there. Tree swallows use one house every year by the wetland but they haven't occupied a couple others closer to the building like normal do so maybe the bluebirds will. Finnners crossed... :huh: Hummingbirds have found the planters and the nectar feeder. May put another one out.   
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Had some bluebirds and tree swallows but the wrens kilt all of em.