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Author Topic: Birds in the back yard  (Read 289868 times)

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Offline Dotch

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Offline LPS

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Saw first bluebird last night on the power line by the house.  Had some immature Grosbeaks at the feeder at noon.  Didn't have much color to them.  I'm thinking Rose Breasted male and female kids.

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Saw first bluebird last night on the power line by the house.  Had some immature Grosbeaks at the feeder at noon.  Didn't have much color to them.  I'm thinking Rose Breasted male and female kids.
Hope the wrens don't come and ruin it all for ya!

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Saw first bluebird last night on the power line by the house.  Had some immature Grosbeaks at the feeder at noon.  Didn't have much color to them.  I'm thinking Rose Breasted male and female kids.
Hope the wrens don't come and ruin it all for ya!
roony, maybe you need politically correct wrens??🤔 :confused: :rotflmao:
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Wren Lives Don't Matter!

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Daughter has barn swallows, or similar trying to nest under her deck.  She doesn't want them because the are territorial so goes out and hoses the nest doen every morning but they don't seem to get the message.

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My Grandma had a carport that was where you went to go inside.  There was always barn swallows in there zooming around us.  Scared us as kids.  She liked them to keep the bugs down. 

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My Grandma had a carport that was where you went to go inside.  There was always barn swallows in there zooming around us.  Scared us as kids.  She liked them to keep the bugs down.
that's why I like them around. Bug control. :happy1:
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Hey dotch,my little downy took the hint to leave my cedar 4x4 post alone after a snoot full of boiled linseed oil,that and he was seen chasing the misses around all weekend on my old silver maple tree,horny little some beech.

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The male gave up drilling on the railing here & is focusing on his Mrs. instead. They're both using the oriole nectar feeder. Hadn't seen them doing that before.  :confused:
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the female oriole's here sure enjoyed the apple tree blossoms!!!  every year I see them working them over!!!  must smell and taste good I guess... 
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All kinds'a birds yesterday...
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Looks like Wild Kingdom there HD!  :happy1:

Got a little of that going on here today. I'd like to get some guineas but the road by here is like a race track. They wouldn't last long. Afraid this guy is about as close as we'll get. At least I think it's a guy... :scratch:

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We've never had tried to attract orioles but with a few pairs flying around the cabin we thought we'd give it a whirl.  The kid picked up a jelly/orange feeder deal so hoping they'll find it . He also brought up a bat house, which we put up on the side of the shed. I got no problem housing bats for skeeters.

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We have that Bluebird on what used to be the Tree Swallow house.  They took over the never used Martin house.  All worked out great.  The Bluebird house is about 40' from where we sit on the deck.  I took a peek inside and this is what I found. 


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We seem to have a lot of grosbeaks this year. And the neighbor lady got a picture of the last one....
Mama always said, If you ain't got noth'in nice to say, don't say noth'in at all!

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Had Orioles a couple of weeks ago at the lake bouncing around, now after a feeder goes out and Nuttin.  What gives??

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We have a robins nest up on the floodlights on the east side peak of the garage. Pretty sure she has little 1's in there as she's out in the yard gathering food early everyday & usually leaves the nest whenever we walk by there. :happy1: :cool:
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Had Orioles a couple of weeks ago at the lake bouncing around, now after a feeder goes out and Nuttin.  What gives??
probably found another good source, other feeder or they are nesting. Iffin ya filled it they could be Back. I got hummingbird feeding out of my oriole feeder.

Our hummingbird feeders go empty at the cabin, it don't take them long to figure out there refurbished again. :happy1:
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Had Orioles a couple of weeks ago at the lake bouncing around, now after a feeder goes out and Nuttin.  What gives??

Their jelly consumption has slowed substantially in the past week here. They never run out & have a nectar feeder to boot. I suspect it's nesting time & they're preoccupied with that. I put some pieces of string ~6" long out the other day and it disappeared quickly.  :scratch: 
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Had Orioles a couple of weeks ago at the lake bouncing around, now after a feeder goes out and Nuttin.  What gives??
they will come back...
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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We seem to have a lot of grosbeaks this year. And the neighbor lady got a picture of the last one....


What kind of bird is that yellow one HD?

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We seem to have a lot of grosbeaks this year. And the neighbor lady got a picture of the last one....


What kind of bird is that yellow one HD?
:scratch: I was wondering the same thing. The beak on it doesn't resemble the grosebeak family?? :scratch:.

Wonder if Roony had them? :sleazy: :scratch: :rotflmao:
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My orioles must be nesting, haven't seen them. Glenn, shakeup! Hope the wrens get ya.⁰

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 :nerd: :nerd: well Dotch told me!! :rotflmao:
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We seem to have a lot of grosbeaks this year. And the neighbor lady got a picture of the last one....


What kind of bird is that yellow one HD?

Someone on Fartbook said it was a hooded warbler.
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don't think I have ever seen one of those...
a bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at work!!

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Cool looking bird. 

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We seem to have a lot of grosbeaks this year. And the neighbor lady got a picture of the last one....


What kind of bird is that yellow one HD?

Someone on Fartbook said it was a hooded warbler.
well google says there correct!!!!!!! :sleazy: :rotflmao: yea dang cool looking bird...i aint never seen one!!!!!! :pouty:
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