What are these cute little birdies?
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What are these cute little birdies?
I saw these tiny little noisy birds flying around yesterday. Does anyone know what they are?
This morning we saw them and some cardinals in the yard. My DH and I were admiring them out the kitchen window. I was thinking.... "how pretty they are and that we haven't seen many birds since I haven't been feeding them...I wonder what they are eating so close to the house...."
Then I realized it was my new grass seed I put down last week, so I raced out the door and chased them away!!!
This morning we saw them and some cardinals in the yard. My DH and I were admiring them out the kitchen window. I was thinking.... "how pretty they are and that we haven't seen many birds since I haven't been feeding them...I wonder what they are eating so close to the house...."
Then I realized it was my new grass seed I put down last week, so I raced out the door and chased them away!!!
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Throw some cover on the seeds and sow them thicker. I used straw or hay or whichever it was back when I had it down. They still get some but not all at least!
Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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My favorite little bird!
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This is my favorite bird, too, Charla. I love all the noise they make, and they are always so busy. They have been missing from my yard since our old elm trees died years ago, but are finally back this year.
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Possibility that it's a Carolina chickadee. The Carolina chickadee's range extends west past Kansas and encompasses quite a lot of the state.
BTW, I'm no birder. In fact, until this past week, I hadn't even known there was such a thing as the Carolina chickadee. But in the small world department, someone on one of my daylily groups posted a picture and wanted to know what the bird was. Answer = Black capped chickadee or Carolina chickadee.
BTW, I'm no birder. In fact, until this past week, I hadn't even known there was such a thing as the Carolina chickadee. But in the small world department, someone on one of my daylily groups posted a picture and wanted to know what the bird was. Answer = Black capped chickadee or Carolina chickadee.
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you are correct bengal as I did not check the range map before I answered. It also could be a hybrid since the two do cross breed where they overlap.
I have the Carolina Chickadees. You can tell the difference by the calls. The Carolina's dee-dee-dee is much faster than the Black Capped.
Okay, I am becoming a bird geek!!
I have the Carolina Chickadees. You can tell the difference by the calls. The Carolina's dee-dee-dee is much faster than the Black Capped.
Okay, I am becoming a bird geek!!
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Carolinas are much smaller and I think have more reddish sides.
This is from my book:
"Black capped: voice = a buzzy chick-a-dee-dee-dee or a clear fee-dee the second note lower and often doubled.
Carolina: look = Similar to the more northern black capped, but the feathers of the folded wing usually show less white edging; lower edge of the black bib more sharply defined. Best ID'd by voice and range (and he's smaller)
voice = A buzzy chickadee-dee-dee, higher pitched and faster than the black capped, song has 4 whistled notes, see-dee, see-dee with a downward inflection rather than the 2-3 noted song of the black capped."
They both hang with the same crowd, titmice, nuthatches, downies.
This is from my book:
"Black capped: voice = a buzzy chick-a-dee-dee-dee or a clear fee-dee the second note lower and often doubled.
Carolina: look = Similar to the more northern black capped, but the feathers of the folded wing usually show less white edging; lower edge of the black bib more sharply defined. Best ID'd by voice and range (and he's smaller)
voice = A buzzy chickadee-dee-dee, higher pitched and faster than the black capped, song has 4 whistled notes, see-dee, see-dee with a downward inflection rather than the 2-3 noted song of the black capped."
They both hang with the same crowd, titmice, nuthatches, downies.
Spider's Hosta List There are photos there too
"I gotta have more cowbell!" SNL
"If your gecko is broken you have a reptile dysfunction."
"If you don't talk to your cat about catnip...who will?"
"I gotta have more cowbell!" SNL
"If your gecko is broken you have a reptile dysfunction."
"If you don't talk to your cat about catnip...who will?"