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Very busy at the bird feeder today! (6 Viewers)
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Bananafishbones
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I think you will struggle to get anywhere cheaper than yours .....
Atricapilla
Still Wandering
I have come in on this thread very late ,but we cannot get suet or fat balls here.
So what we do is get large pine cones spread peanut butter into all the crevices then roll the cone in quaker oats.
The birds absolutely love it.
You're really lucky to get Brown Thrashers. Great birds - and ones I've never yet seen in our yards!
We've got lots of Cardinals, too. As it happens, I just posted about Cardinals on my blog.
Which state do you live in?
Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com
Not sure how it is with UK birds but birds in the USA don't seem to like brightly-colored feeders. In California I tried yellow, blue and red ones; the birds wouldn't come near any of them. And this was when feeders a few feet away were attracting 50+ birds!
Jeff
www.jeffincypress.blogspot.com
earleybird
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wow ta very muchley David thats brilliant. Probably going to be helpful to others too.
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earleybird
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good point Jeff. Even our Dobie won't walk past any of our blue garden chairs . If I can only get coloured feeders I could spray them matt black
ilbirdwatch1
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Hi Jeff,
We had one stop by a few months ago and start visiting. He/she would hop around the backyard looking for insects. It would always show up with a Northern Mocking Bird, but the Mocking Bird has moved on.
I mowed our back lot on Saturday and noticed 3 hunting (bugging) in the fresh mowed area. They have been hanging out in a small pine tree on the edge of our property, so hopefully we have some fledglings! On the back part of the lot there are a lot of weeds and tall shrubs, which I keep from cutting to attract birds and animals to that area and it seems to be working.
He/She was by the feeder this morning hunting with a robin. They seem to be a pretty laid back bird, but their hopping around sometime scares off the timid ones.
Overall I’m very pleased to have them staying!
Location: Illinois, about 10 miles from the Missouri border, close to St. Louis.
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Bananafishbones
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Herring Gull over harassing a Buzzard........ the Herring Gull was very aggressive with lots of noise, only other gulls in area were BH gulls but about an hour later. This Herring Gull must have been on its case for a while as they both carried on until well out of sight.
20+ Swifts still over the garden
Pretty quiet otherwise with just the usuals.
Rain has set in now keeping most birds under cover except the Woodpigeons (4).
Dave
20+ Swifts still over the garden
Pretty quiet otherwise with just the usuals.
Rain has set in now keeping most birds under cover except the Woodpigeons (4).
Dave
AndyK
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BFB the hot weather is always too much for me, I cant be doing with 28c it stops me from sleeping!
Largest house sparrow count this morning, my feeders were empty (greedy blighters!) but there were 14 feeding on the scraps on the ground. 3 starlings also came to have a bit of a nosey at what the sparrows were up to. My two goldies were sat out eating nyger seed in the pouring rain last night which made me giggle a little! Lots of house martins still about over the garden too.
Largest house sparrow count this morning, my feeders were empty (greedy blighters!) but there were 14 feeding on the scraps on the ground. 3 starlings also came to have a bit of a nosey at what the sparrows were up to. My two goldies were sat out eating nyger seed in the pouring rain last night which made me giggle a little! Lots of house martins still about over the garden too.
Bananafishbones
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I have been lucky to have good numbers of Dunnocks in the garden, 2 resident families live / visit daily. However 3 more juveniles have appeared today.... so 8 juveniles in total since May. The first 3 were resident juveniles, these are now less heavily streaked, I then had 2 more juves that I think were just passing through.... but currently as I write I have these 3 new Juvs and 2 adults feeding around the garden.
Disneynut1973
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Dave, we've had a couple of young Dunnocks in the garden the past few days too, there are usually 3 or 4 around the garden front and back.
Just had my first juvenile Robin of the year, next doors cat has scared it off now. Also had a juvenile Great Tit around the too.
Still no Blackbirds though.
Just had my first juvenile Robin of the year, next doors cat has scared it off now. Also had a juvenile Great Tit around the too.
Still no Blackbirds though.
birdfriend10
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Feeders been busy this morning: tufted titmouse, black capped chickadee, cardinal, downy woodpecker (I think), sparrows, nuthatch, common redpoll. And of course some squirrels and chipminks. Going through a ton of seed!! Spotted a Great Blue Heron yesterday. That was a treat. Do not normally see them in the yard.
Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
Some garden images
from today...... and a sneaky one from the Reservoir
New juvenile Dunnocks, Housesparrow and an updated image from today where the Great Crested Grebe is still on her eggs they cant be far off hatching now I hopefully will be able to go back regularly to try and catch the chicks first steps into our pleasant land!
Pam I enjoy the simplicity of the Dunnocks around the garden, they seem to upset no-one and get left to their own devices by pretty much all the other species at best they have a frolic now and again with the Robins. Very underated bird :t:
Weather closing in.... forked lightning, loud claps of thunder.
from today...... and a sneaky one from the Reservoir
New juvenile Dunnocks, Housesparrow and an updated image from today where the Great Crested Grebe is still on her eggs they cant be far off hatching now I hopefully will be able to go back regularly to try and catch the chicks first steps into our pleasant land!
Pam I enjoy the simplicity of the Dunnocks around the garden, they seem to upset no-one and get left to their own devices by pretty much all the other species at best they have a frolic now and again with the Robins. Very underated bird :t:
Weather closing in.... forked lightning, loud claps of thunder.
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Bananafishbones
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Cheshire Birder
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Disneynut1973
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Yes we've just had our second thunder storm of the evening, though not as good as the first when our road flooded worse than i've ever seen before.
When it stopped earlier, the feeder got mobbed by Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Starling, Sparrows, Blue Tits, Collared Doves and the young Robin.
Dave, they are underated and often overlooked I think. They are actually quite stunning little birds if you close at their markings aren't they?!
When it stopped earlier, the feeder got mobbed by Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Starling, Sparrows, Blue Tits, Collared Doves and the young Robin.
Dave, they are underated and often overlooked I think. They are actually quite stunning little birds if you close at their markings aren't they?!
Dan123
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we have only just had our first proper break through of rain for over three weeks here. but we desperatly need more though.
as far as the dunnocks, we have had a gd amount here too. we have our resident dunnock pair nesting in the cotoneaster bushes at the side of the house. 6 juvs have been around so far this year from them, though they all seem to disapeaer in about a week. hope nothing has had them! the adults are still here though, so unsure if they will be having another lot. if they do, it would be their third i believe! must be a gd year for the dunnocks! which is not a bad thing
as far as the dunnocks, we have had a gd amount here too. we have our resident dunnock pair nesting in the cotoneaster bushes at the side of the house. 6 juvs have been around so far this year from them, though they all seem to disapeaer in about a week. hope nothing has had them! the adults are still here though, so unsure if they will be having another lot. if they do, it would be their third i believe! must be a gd year for the dunnocks! which is not a bad thing
AndyK
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7 house sparrows this morning, numbers down by half, blackbird was back to hoovering up the scraps and 2 woodpigeons this morning, damn things keep eating everything and none of the other birds will come whilst they sit there :C
Got to the office this morning & found a dead female blackbird outside, I think its possibly been drinking water from a rainwater drain that comes from the gutter, it was blocked with leaves. Really made me quite sad this morning, I moved the bird to a 'scrub' area where it can be returned to nature. I also unblocked the drain, we are next to a dentist so in all probability some bleach or something may have got into the water and the bird has drunk it, I will be sure to keep unblocking the drain if needs be.
Got to the office this morning & found a dead female blackbird outside, I think its possibly been drinking water from a rainwater drain that comes from the gutter, it was blocked with leaves. Really made me quite sad this morning, I moved the bird to a 'scrub' area where it can be returned to nature. I also unblocked the drain, we are next to a dentist so in all probability some bleach or something may have got into the water and the bird has drunk it, I will be sure to keep unblocking the drain if needs be.
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