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mealworms
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General question
Hi guys. Just a general question. I know it probably won’t be easy to answer. However, I was just wondering what the equivalent would be for birds for food. So a box of chips to us is a decent amount of food for us, what would a mealworm let’s say to the starlings, like in comparison, would one...- Sazzyox
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- birds food meal mealworms
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- Forum: Garden Birds, Bird Feeding & Nestboxes
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Baltimore Oriole Feeding Question
I'm looking for some advice from experienced Oriole feeders. I've had the apparently common experience of attracting Orioles with oranges and grape jelly, but only for a week or two, then they disappear. When I look for information about when to switch from sweet foods to proteins (mealworms)...- JCO in PA.
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- baltimore jelly mealworms oranges oriole orioles
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- Forum: Food and Feeders
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Any more room?
This blackbird mum had even more worms in her gullet!- Alan Brown
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- blackbird female mealworms
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They'll enjoy these
Male blackbird making the most of the mealworms for his chicks.- Alan Brown
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- blackbird chicks male mealworms
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Blackbird with a bit of a beakfull!
Blackbird that also enjoyed my ever ready supply of mealworms.- madmike
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- blackbird feeding chicks mealworms
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Robin up close.
My mate robin with a mealworm up close.- madmike
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Robin with mealworms.
My tame robin (alas now no longer with us) with a couple of mealworms to feed his young.- madmike
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The kiss!
Is this a kiss? Mr give Mrs the worm!- madmike
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- courting mealworms robins
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Love is in the air
mansaged to grab this shot of Mr Robin offering a meal worm to Mrs Robin. They would choose a pretty grotty day to do it, but that's wildlife as they say- madmike
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Robin 3 worms!
Managed to get this shot of my robin with THREE worms in his beak! Chicks must be getting bigger! Sorry about the quality, I had to be real quick to get the shot!- madmike
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The early bird!
My Robin taking the early mealworm from my feeding station.- madmike
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MY FRIEND ROB
MY LOCAL ROBIN APPRECIATED A REGULAR SUPPLY OF MEALWORMS, FLEDGED 3 YOUNG.- Laurab
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- mealworms robin
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Beakfast at mike's place
I've been trying to grab this pic of a Starling feeding it's chick for several weeks, and finally managed it today!- madmike
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Still a whole lotta feeding going on!
My Thrush still obviously feeding it's chicks - and costing me a fortune in Mealworms!- madmike
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The view from my window
Another pic of the Starling chick being fed. Starlings certainly know how to eat!- madmike
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Starling chick being fed by it's Mother
A just fledged Starling chick being fed with Mealworms by (I assume) it's mother!- madmike
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New kid on the block2
My Robin just about to feed it's fledged chick. Sorry about the poor quality pic.The light is VERY bad today. My new IS lens arrived but does not seem to work so I'm using my old lens!- madmike
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- chicks fledgling mealworms robins
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A bit of a beak full!
Oh No! My Thrush has just discovered my Mealworms tray! Now I'm in for some big bills!- madmike
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They're at it again!
My two Robins are at it again so perhaps this means there is yet another brood on the way!Now I'll have to spend another fortune on meal worms! Boy did I have to move fast to get this shot!- madmike
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- mating mealworms robins
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Breakfast for Three!
One of my Robins has obviously got a growing family to look after!- madmike
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- breeding mealworms robin
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As close as it gets!
My Robin is now getting very bold/tame, allowing me some great close up views. All due to the pulling power of Mealworms!- madmike
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There's a whole lot of feeding going on!
My Blackbird with another billfull of mealworms! Both male and female take the worms all day long, eating some but carrying off many as this pic shows!- madmike
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The last worm of the day!
Took this by flash which can give some nice results on dull days and dark evenings!- madmike
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Now I've got trouble!
The Blackbirds have just discovered my ever ready supply of Mealworms and at one stage this evening the female ATE 10 before taking several away! Robin is NOT amused!- madmike
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The last worm of the day
Just managed to grab this shot of my Robins exchanging a worm almost in the dark using the on camera flash- madmike
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