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Re: Dunno why
By: AJ Date: June 7, 2019, 9:22 pm
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[quote author=indigo_dave link=topic=392.msg3741#msg3741
date=1559943791]
Lately I've been lucky to catch some fledgling birds being
educated in my front yard. One young woodpecker has been
attempting to figure out the shelled sunflower seed feeder.
He's slowly been improving his feeder technique. Also seen the
beak to beak parent to youngster feeding. Titmouse, woodpecker
and cardinal. I watch this stuff while playing the piano in my
living room and looking out the window.
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Makes you grateful our ancestors figured out a better way of
feeding us rather than regurgitating what they had already
eaten.
Oh...Good to hear from you Dave! Been a while!
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Re: Dunno why
By: guest11 Date: June 8, 2019, 4:41 am
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[quote author=indigo_dave link=topic=392.msg3741#msg3741
date=1559943791]
Lately I've been lucky to catch some fledgling birds being
educated in my front yard. One young woodpecker has been
attempting to figure out the shelled sunflower seed feeder.
He's slowly been improving his feeder technique. Also seen the
beak to beak parent to youngster feeding. Titmouse, woodpecker
and cardinal. I watch this stuff while playing the piano in my
living room and looking out the window.
[/quote]Great story, Dave! I too see this kind of thing often.
My birdfeeder pole (up to 6 feeders) is on my deck just outside
my living room windows. I love to watch them.
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Re: Dunno why
By: guest11 Date: June 10, 2019, 5:46 am
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Planning a town trip later this morning---one stop will be
Family Farm & Home store for bird feed, I'm out of almost
everything. Mixed seed, safflower seed, peanuts, thistle seed,
suet cakes---and cheap grape jelly from the grocery store for
the orioles.
Still got some sunflower seed, I grow that myself.
Side note---I grow several lettuces and spinaches in boxes on
top of my deck railings. Have to cover them with chicken wire
until the plants get well-established, or the bluejays and
mourning doves will eat the sprouts!
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Re: Dunno why
By: indigo_dave Date: June 12, 2019, 6:41 am
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I have no vegetables or such to worry about (maybe one of these
days). I sometimes do notice a Brown Thrasher moving leaves
around to uncover insects they are searching for.
Sometimes I wonder about the behaviors and how they evolved.
Seems like the Thrashers have longer beaks, as do Woodpeckers.
But their hunting behaviors are completely different. Of course
the Woodpeckers have some sort of skull design to allow for
"drilling" bark on a tree.
Things to ponder. But not necessarily to figure out.
And I saw a Mockingbird (a few days back) menacing a Titmouse.
My guess is that the Titmouse was in the wrong place at the
wrong time. He hid in a bush, and the Mockingbird flew away to
hassle someone else.
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Re: Dunno why
By: guest11 Date: June 13, 2019, 5:24 am
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The two most common woodpeckers here in SE MI---downy and
hairy---are very similar-looking. The hairy pecker ( ;)) is
slightly larger and has a proportionately longer beak. Then
there's the red-bellies---beautiful bird!---and in the winter,
northern flickers. I have seen three pileated woodpeckers in
this area---very rare here, BIG bird!
EDIT: just saw my first hummingbird of the season!
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Re: Dunno why
By: AJ Date: June 13, 2019, 7:08 pm
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Hummingbirds generally come through here late April through May.
I keep a feeder out for them during that time, and love seeing
them. The Lad informed me that Hummingbirds have a remarkable
memory for places they've drawn nectar, and will return to those
exact places throughout their migratory adventures.
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Re: Dunno why
By: indigo_dave Date: June 15, 2019, 7:24 am
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I've heard it said that squirrels have that memory for where
they buried their acorns. There was a PBS Nature about
Hummingbirds several months back. They are fascinating. I
don't if they come thru here. I guess I wouldn't know unless I
had a feeder to them to hang out. Maybe I'll look into that.
#Post#: 3767--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dunno why
By: AJ Date: June 15, 2019, 6:03 pm
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The Katy Flyway is where we live and is a major thoroughfare for
all kinds of migratory birds. Couple of times a year I can sit
in my backyard and hear geese honking away flying overhead.
Pretty cool. Robins regularly grace my backyard feeders in
spring. Also a variety of smaller finches, sparrows and the
like. Every so often, a red headed woodpecker, who I always hear
long before I spot them.
#Post#: 3789--------------------------------------------------
Re: Dunno why
By: indigo_dave Date: June 20, 2019, 6:34 am
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I seem to have found a way to discourage squirrels from pigging
out on one of my bird feeders. Pam. Spray it on the hook pole
(dunno what it's called). Watch the squirrels slide down the
pole.
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Re: Dunno why
By: AJ Date: June 20, 2019, 6:41 am
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Yeah I’ve greased it with vegetable oil before. The squirrels
will literally exhaust themselves trying to climb it.
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