Backyard bird watching

[Raven]

Originally Posted by justplugit

Interesting stuff, Rav, I had no idea. I know they have a great sense of smell
too as they keep trying to pry the lid off my metal garbage pail where
I keep my sunflower seed.

If they hear the sounds of the old neighborhood they'll have to swim
a 1/2 mile over the resivoir, then find the bridge over the river to
get back here. When everything is frozen they betta think twice
about running over the resivoir with the pair of Bald Eagles we have
wintering there.

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i used to cross the Charles river over a bridge and walk another half mile.But, Before i opened the hav-a-heart i sprayed a small amount of paint on the tip of their tail so if they returned i'd know it.

One day, i happened to be there on a Sunday just before ten oclock
and the air was as still as can be,,,, then i heard the Church bells sounding off and i counted to ten. 2 weeks later that squirell was back and i figured he heard the bells and went closer tree by tree.

[Raven]

isn't always necessary..........

because some play nice and eat the seed that the birds flick on to the ground inadvertently when looking for that perfect "one" seed to fly off with.

others fill their mouth pouches and run back and forth filling up a cache
in a hollow tree until the feed is gone and can empty a feeder in a single day.

they will chew up the plastic and wood feeders and destroy them or get them to drop onto the ground and smash spilling all the seed in a single act. I have watched them do this.

the only ones i'd shoot were the ones that had already been caught in the trap once and would have nothing to do with it ever again.
these were the very destructive squirells that caused the most havoc.

[striperman36]

I have the Audubon Squirrel Guard mounted 4' up the pipe, an H spread at the top for 6 feeders , 8' high ,8' from the deck
and I have never had any squirrels up top, they gave up years ago.

The one feed I have closer to the house is a suet feeder on the hummingbird stand over the water dish. squirrels don't bother with that.

They can have the stuff on the ground, friggin dogs try to eat it too.

[Raven]

Did ya find that heated water warmer upper thinga-majig?

i forgot about a piece of toast i put in the TOASTER

so i cut into skinier strips then cut those again cross ways
making mini bread cubes and tossem into the feeder

the TIT mice (i think of them as MIni blue jays)
................are flying off with them

also the BIG wood peckers RED BELLIES
are skipping the 4x4 inch cube of suet
and several full others to get
to the last remaining small piece
of the no-melt peanut butter suet
which they seem to prefer....

[Raven]

i added a huge Christmas tree
several more suet feeders
with shelter from the storm
log cabin inside suet feeder
...and a hollowed out log
that has three entrances

They are having a blast!

[justplugit]

Originally Posted by Raven

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i used to cross the Charles river over a bridge and walk another half mile.But, Before i opened the hav-a-heart i sprayed a small amount of paint on the tip of their tail so if they returned i'd know it.

One day, i happened to be there on a Sunday just before ten oclock
and the air was as still as can be,,,, then i heard the Church bells sounding off and i counted to ten. 2 weeks later that squirell was back and i figured he heard the bells and went closer tree by tree.

LOL Rav, maybe he just missed going to church,