Birds

[Mayfly]

Anyone get into feeding and watching birds? I just put up to feeders in my yard over the weekend. I put those black sunflower seeds in one and the other is just a random bird feed mix. I will also get some thissel this week for another one and I want some suet as well.

Anyone else get into this??

[holdemtwice]

yes , we do as a family.  we put out penuts for the bluejay's right now. we are in the middle of reconstructing our back yard so the other feeders  are not out yet.

[Big Slick]

We have a couple Cardinals visit our feeder once in awhile. Pretty red birds.
Gotta get something to feed the sqirrels though, they make a mess of the bird feed.

[Mayfly]

We have a couple Cardinals visit our feeder once in awhile. Pretty red birds.
Gotta get something to feed the sqirrels though, they make a mess of the bird feed.

Get them corn. I sprinkle it in the yard and they will eat it for days....not like the deer who will devour it in one night!

[Realtree]

We put one out late last summer with "Song Bird" mix in it. We get a lot of the little white and black birds that I finally found out what they are but can't think of right now. 

We get Bluejays occasionally during the mid-day, but they don't hang out long. Also have seen a few Cardinals towards late fall. Not many out there eating off it yet this year. Just put it back out a couple of weeks ago after the snow from big storm started melting.

[Mayfly]

The Black Sunflower seeds and Thissel will get the Cardinals coming on a Regular basis.

The "song" bird mix will get a bit of everything.

[Mr Harry]

  I also enjoy feeding the birds.  I have started to feed them up at Red Lake.  I just put out a ice cream bucketful of sun flower seeds on a old bird bath.  The birds are so thankful when I put more out for them (once a month) they just go wild, they fly in circles and all over, I need to watch out or they will fly into me!!  They sing to me so in return I feed them!!!  I have Chick-a-dee's, Sparows, Camp robbers, and Nuthatch's visit my feeder.  Yes, even the little Red Squirels jump up and eat out of the feeder.  I wish I knew more about the kinds of birds I have coming to eat.  The Chick-a-dees are so tame that they will eat out of my hand.  I have crows eating the corn the deer leave behind also.  It is truly fun watching mother nature!!

[Big Slick]

We were feeding the birds at the other house for a few years and had all sorts of nice birds. Gross Beaks were common finches, Nut Hatches,and an occasional Indigo Bunting. Those are one cool looking little bird.

[Fawkinnae]

A personal favorite.

[Woody]

I also love watching birds.  Always have!  My all around favorite is the American Bald Eagle!  But as far as feeder birds...too many to list.  I do have to say I love the coloring on the Cedar Waxwing! 

[Realtree]

Thats a great looking bird Fawkinnae

[kayaker]

Just some useless information but did you know the indigo bunting is actually black. It's just the way the feathers refract(I don't think I spelled that right) the light that makes them look blue.

[Woody]

1. That's not useless information!  I like tidbits like that!
2. I didn't know that!
3. Thanks for sharing, and by all means if you know more tidbits-share away! :)

 :rock:

[Mayfly]

Fawkinnae,

What kind of bird is that??

[Woody]

Cedar Waxwing-and don't call me Fawkinnae, that name is taken!  :rock:

[Mayfly]

This is from the Bird site....on what they eat. I found the last line somewhat interesting....

Cedar Waxwing: Diet consists mostly of insects such as carpenter ants, cicadas, caterpillars, scale insects, and cankerworms; also feeds on berries, fruits, maple sap, and flowers. Sometimes becomes intoxicated from eating fermented berries in winter.

[Realtree]

That must be just before they fly into the picture window and end up laying in the planter to sleep it off. LOL

[Fawkinnae]

Fawkinnae,

What kind of bird is that??

Woody called it.

We have several Serviceberry trees (juneberry). The second the berries are ripe the Cedar Waxwings decend on it and have a Serviceberry eating orgie. Lucky for me the tree is right outside my office window.

[kayaker]

I get the same here in my cranberry bush. But when the berries are gone, the waxwings are gone. They don't seem to stick around long.

[Fawkinnae]

Same thing here. As soon as the berries are gone  I don't see much of them. About a month ago they showed up and ate what was left of the crabapples still on the tree. I thinks it's the "Spring Snow" crabapple variety, keeps it's apples through the winter.

[I get the same here in my cranberry bush. But when the berries are gone, the waxwings are gone. They don't seem to stick around long.]

[Mayfly]

I bought a berry mixed suet today and put it in one of my "cage" feeders. Maybe that will interest the waxwings??

We'll see....... :rock:

[Fawkinnae]

Hmmm. Very resourceful.
Let us know how that works.

[Realtree]

I havent been home this week, but all i have seen out at our feeder so far has been chickadees, finches and an occasional small woodpecker with red hood. We did have a few Bluejays frequenting our feeder last fall, but they don't usually stick around long enought to snap any pics of them.  :(