Backyard bird watching

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by PRBuzz

Hummingbird feeding station. Got these small nectar holders at Lowes, each hold about 4oz each. Recently seeing activity at the feeder for the female ruby throated but haven't yet seen the male.

you don't need the red stuff - 4 part water 1 part white sugar.
it's best to have several seperated as they always seem to buzz each other, I never get more than 1 at a time at a feeder. Males are around I have them, you'll get them, Raven probably has some ideas too

[Raven]

well, when ya put them all in a row
the males plays aviator and chases off all rivals

put them on four corners of the house
and you feed more different birds

because the male can't be every where at once
and picks One (basically) as a favorite
that has the best perch up high in the tree.

[Raven]

I decided to build a walk in bird feeder
where i can be working on food production......
and be sitting there enjoying the show

i intend to have very small holes, 1" or so mesh
for wrens, chickadee's ...you know..
the little guys to get the "caviar" i call it
choice blend of seed just for the ultra tame ones

i have many, many Russian mammoths to be planted

[basswipe]

Originally Posted by striperman36

you don't need the red stuff - 4 part water 1 part white sugar.
it's best to have several seperated as they always seem to buzz each other, I never get more than 1 at a time at a feeder. Males are around I have them, you'll get them, Raven probably has some ideas too

+1.Red not needed.

Another great Summer attractant is a buttetfly tree and a thistle seed feeder.We get tons of birds including a Sharpie that likes to feed on those at the feeders!

[Raven]

thistle seed is the ultimate seed

except for one trait and that is it
clusters into hard globs and gets mildewy
after a huge rain storm.......... so now,
i use it differently and salt it in on occasion
instead by hand.... that or the finch seed.

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Raven

thistle seed is the ultimate seed

Agree Rav, but man that stuff is getting expensive.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Agree Rav, but man that stuff is getting expensive.

yeah i know....i went to buy this small bag one day and said $10 bucks for this Lil ole bag....forget it... and that was at wally world.
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A few Saturday's ago... i'm lying in bed listening to this female Oriel
singing on the back fence and it seems to be getting louder and louder... i resist opening my eyes as i am still on the threshold of sleep wanting to catch a few more Z's ...and the singing is still getting louder with each repertoire of Song.

Finally the female jumps onto my window screen 15 inches from my head and is Singing up a storm right into the window....

Singing away as if to say.... GET up, GeT up you sleepy heads ...it's morning, Good Morning...oh what a beautiful day it is....and i'm the happiest bird alive.....right into my ear and my wife slept thru it.

[basswipe]

You ain't kiddin about the price of thistle seed!

[ProfessorM]

Originally Posted by striperman36

you don't need the red stuff - 4 part water 1 part white sugar.
it's best to have several seperated as they always seem to buzz each other, I never get more than 1 at a time at a feeder. Males are around I have them, you'll get them, Raven probably has some ideas too

I have a dead branch in a tree above my skylight . Almost every time I look out it at the branch there is a hummer sitting on it. They luv that perch. Just saw one a min. ago. Cute little buggar