Bird feeders

[Larsky]

A Red Bellied Woodpecker paid a visit this morning:

 

[Woodznutz]

A Red Bellied Woodpecker paid a visit this morning:
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I'll see your red bellied woodpecker and raise you a red-tailed hawk.

 

[Larsky]

I'll see your red bellied woodpecker and raise you a red-tailed hawk.

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Got quite a few of them here. Keeps the squirrels at bay.

 

[Woodznutz]

I also had a Cooper's Hawk visit.

 

[Woodznutz]

Got quite a few of them here. Keeps the squirrels at bay.

I have short video of him/her snatching a baby rabbit from the yard.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

I might have posted this already.

I rescued this hummer from the net around my dwarf cherry tree and recognized that it was in this state of shock, called "torpor", so I placed it on the stone wall, out of the reach of the dog, to give it a chance to recover.

Meanwhile I went and got my camera, hoping to get this photo. She recovered and flew away just a few seconds after I got this photo.

I have since learned that many birds do this when they get stressed out, like when they fly into the window. If you leave the bird in a safe place, it will recover and fly away.

 

[lennypartiv]

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I wonder if that would keep the squirrels away.

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Maybe, but it wouldn't keep the bears away.

 

[whitehall]

I don't mind feeding the occasional squirrel who braves my golden doodle. The dominant birds are blue jays but cardnals hold their own.

 

[whitehall]

We tend to forget that birds need water the same as we do. When the world is full of ice and there is no standing water don't forget to put out a pan of warm water with the seed.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

We tend to forget that birds need water the same as we do. When the world is full of ice and there is no standing water don't forget to put out a pan of warm water with the seed.

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Thank you! I do think about putting out warm water for mammals but forgot about the birds. With temps going well below zero, it will be a habit to get into, but I love my birds. I can just put hot water into their currently frozen birdbath.


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[The Duke]

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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whitehall, I was at the wild bird supplies store today and bought a little water heater made especially for a bird bath, along the lines of a stock tank heater, after your suggestion, and will have it set up shortly. My birds said to tell you, "Thank you!"


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[playtime]

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I wonder if that would keep the squirrels away.

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use shepard hooks with baffles on the poles.

 

[playtime]

I got some crows I'm trying to buddy up to, but they're pretty cagey.

 

[playtime]

really- i wanted to try one. maybe they have flowers.
I've had a few buzz me- look me in the face- and helicopter off. very cute birds.

i have a few that come every year - i can recognize them individually... try mimicking their chatter, it fascinates them & they are friendly little things.

this pic, i managed to take when i was sitting right under her & we had a conversation as she had some nectar.

 

[playtime]

is putting a feeder worth it? do they come to it?

it is - if you can put up some shiny/red decorations around, that will also attract them. funnel shaped flowers is what they also like.

 

[playtime]

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Thank you! I do think about putting out warm water for mammals but forgot about the birds. With temps going well below zero, it will be a habit to get into, but I love my birds. I can just put hot water into their currently frozen birdbath.


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we rarely get below zero - but i use a ' solar sipper ' - which will keep water unfrozen down to 20 degrees. no electricity/cords needed.

 

[playtime]

my feeders on the ground are protected - i have a few feeders hanging on the clothesline & clothespins usually work for those brave enough to make a jump... they get tangled up & flip off. those that are real acrobats & get to the feeders, meet up with my BB gun.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

we rarely get below zero - but i use a ' solar sipper ' - which will keep water unfrozen down to 20 degrees. no electricity/cords needed.

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Wow! I wish I had seen that before I paid $80 for the heater I bought! There's not much winter sun in the place where I have the bird bath mounted.

Looks like they aren't able to poop inside, unlike my bird bath. That'd be cool.

Edit -- I just re-read your post and realized it wouldn't work well here. We are well under 0° for long stretches in the winter. Rats.


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[playtime]

these feeders are nothing special, but i get a vast array of species.