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Recent content by DonnaK

  1. DonnaK

    Going away for a week

    Yes, I think that's what I'm going to have to do. It's good to know they'll come back, though - thanks! (This is my first year feeding hummingbirds.)
  2. DonnaK

    Going away for a week

    We are supposed to be going away for a week in June, and I'm worried about my hummingbird feeders. The people who would normally take care of this sort of thing for us are actually going away with us, so we have nobody to clean and replace the feeders. Will the solution harm them if it is a...
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    Is this dove ill?

    Thanks, Sue. He actually took off after about 10 mins or so, after a feed at the shaded feeders. I've been looking out for him (or any others that might be stressed by the heat), but so far it seems all clear. The Mourning Doves here do bathe. They're actually quite amusing when they do as...
  4. DonnaK

    Is this dove ill?

    Good timing you have there! I'm actually from the UK and even with all the beautiful birds we have here in South Carolina, I still miss the blackbirds and their beautiful song in the mornings.
  5. DonnaK

    Is this dove ill?

    See, that would've been my assumption (if it hadn't been 91F/33C out there), but the chattering thing it was doing had me worried. Alls well that ends well, though. :)
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    Is this dove ill?

    Yeah, I've been freshening the bird baths regularly, too. I'll have to see if I can do something with our hose as it has a mist setting. I'm just amazed that the dove didn't even try to cool down in the bird baths (which are in the shade of the trees).
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    Is this dove ill?

    I've been thinking since - maybe he was just overheating. Doves aren't the brightest birds that we have visiting, so he probably didn't think to go to the tray in the shade. I've seen birds stretch their wings out like that before, but not sit there for several minutes like that, which is what...
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    Is this dove ill?

    Surprisingly, it doesn't feel that humid out there... to me, anyway, I don't know about the birds.
  9. DonnaK

    Is this dove ill?

    Yeah, it is a little warm out there |;| The weird thing is, the other feeders in the yard are in the shade right now, as are 2 more bird baths out there - you'd think he'd go have a bath!
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    Is this dove ill?

    I just spotted this Mourning Dove on our deck. He was sitting there with one wing spread and he looked like he was chattering his beak. Other than that, there was nothing strange about him. He was eating ok and he flew to another feeder without any apparent problems. Do you think it has...
  11. DonnaK

    First Hummingbird

    Well, we had our first hummingbird (female ruby throated) here in Irmo, SC, yesterday! :D I actually saw my first hummingbird ever (male ruby throated) while visiting a friend in Pelion, about two weeks ago, so you can probably imagine how excited I was to find that the mini feeder I put out...
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    Missing blackbirds?

    I'm really sorry I didn't reply before - I didn't get notification of posts, so I didn't know I had replies. We have now started getting the grackles, too, but still not a single red-winged blackbird. I'm sure we will, eventually. If I don't see them here, I might catch sight of one at...
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    Missing blackbirds?

    I'm really sorry, I didn't know I had any replies so I didn't check back here until today. I'm in Irmo. We also had the cedar waxwings pass through on 8 March, but still no red-winged blackbirds. hehe
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    Missing blackbirds?

    I am so sorry! I didn't get any notification that I had replies to this thread so I hadn't been checking back! Since I wrote this post, we've gained robins, mockingbirds, yellow-rumped warblers, towhees, crows, grackles, cowbirds, flying squirrels, wood thrushes, and even had a massive flock...
  15. DonnaK

    Hi from South Carolina

    Thank you, Mark. :)
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