Today's Birds
Posted: Mar 27, 2005 10:06 pm
Wow! I got to sit right next to the feeders outside today. The Pine Siskins came right up to me, as did the Chickadees. And I've got this strange guy, too. Is he a Nuthatch?
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Posted: Mar 27, 2005 10:07 pm
More.
Posted: Mar 27, 2005 10:54 pm
Sure looks like a nuthatch to me!
Posted: Mar 27, 2005 11:45 pm
Woo hoo! I thought so!
And look at the markings on those Siskins. What gorgeous little birds.
And look at the markings on those Siskins. What gorgeous little birds.
Posted: Mar 28, 2005 1:37 am
Doris, put an old shirt sleeve on a broom handle and a glove on the end. Rest i on the bench you sit on. Put some seed in that and get the birds used to it. When that happens, get them used to you sitting next to the sleeve/glove. Next step is to put your own arm/hand in the sleeve/glove. From there, progress to sitting with your bare hand in the same spot. It wont take very long and they'll be eating out of your hands. Then VERY quickly close yo.......er.....forget the last part. 
:wink
YOu could also put out a wide brimed garden hat to be used as a feeder. After they get accustomed to eating out of the brim, you can put the hat on. By next fall, you could be burried in bird "stuff". Take pics for us. 
:wink YOu could also put out a wide brimed garden hat to be used as a feeder. After they get accustomed to eating out of the brim, you can put the hat on. By next fall, you could be burried in bird "stuff".
Take pics for us. Posted: Mar 28, 2005 8:30 am
You dawg! 
Posted: Mar 28, 2005 10:36 am
The siskins are here in DROVES!! Also have hummingbirds - - they got here the 17th - a week earlier than the last two years!
Posted: Mar 28, 2005 11:27 am
Great pics Doris!
Posted: Mar 28, 2005 1:49 pm
Looks like our redbreasted nuthatch - gosh you have leaves on your shrubbery already 
Posted: Mar 29, 2005 9:53 pm
Doris nice pics!
Debbie
Debbie
Posted: Mar 30, 2005 1:35 am
Posted: Mar 31, 2005 9:07 pm
These are really nice photos, Doris. I love Pine Siskens but never have gotten a photo of the many we have here. My work with the camera leaves a lot to be desired. What kind of feed is that?
What kind of feed is that?Posted: Apr 01, 2005 9:31 am
It's a mix I buy that's supposed to be weed free. It contains sunflower chips, cracked corn, peanuts, oat groats, and thistle. They're eating it up fast!