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Fitsy
Hayesville, NC
(Zone 7a)
December 31, 2007
09:02 AM Post #4343304
| Thanks for recipes, and idea of collecting wild
fruits in summer, and saving for winter feeding!
Fitsy |
tonileland
Nashport, OH
(Zone 6a)
December 31, 2007
10:00 AM Post #4343418
| Paul, great article. I love my birds and I'm always looking for ways to attract more! I guess a heated waterer is in my future. :o)
Toni |
cathy4
St. Louis County, MO
(Zone 5a)
December 31, 2007
11:00 AM Post #4343615
| The water works! Last winter I added a heater to one bowl of my fountain, what a difference that made. This year I've kept the fountain running with the heated water. Someone is always visiting. This is one time I don't mind the squirrels, I figure they have to drink, too. It's a great treat to watch and is closer to the patio door. c4 |
paulgrow
Allen Park, MI
(Zone 6a)
December 31, 2007
11:41 AM Post #4343768
| We have our heated bird bath right outside the kitchen window.
It's amazing it can be 10-15 degrees and they're in the water splashing around.
Paul
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KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
December 31, 2007
03:59 PM Post #4344664
| I would like to get a heater, but our squirrels like to chew through wiring here in the woods. Is there any way around that? |
tabasco
Cincinnati (Anderson, OH
(Zone 6a)
December 31, 2007
05:49 PM Post #4344995
|
Great summary for bird feeding basics! We have lots of fun feeding the birds in winter, too.
And don't forget that a great bird feeding experience can be enhanced by some good plantings in the yarden--both for food and cover for the birds! |
Dea
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6a)
December 31, 2007
06:20 PM Post #4345114
| We put our bird feeders amongst the shrubs that encourage them, but will have to say that the ceramic heater for the bird bath is the big, big attraction in the winter.
Thanks Paul for a great read! |
CapeCodGardener
Mid-Cape, MA
(Zone 7a)
January 01, 2008
12:41 AM Post #4346338
| Thanks for great article and some wonderful suggestions for feeding winter birds.
The folks at Cornell Ornithology Lab have set up a site for counting the birds at your winter feeders:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/
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DonnaBee
Commodore, PA
January 01, 2008
02:10 AM Post #4346592
| What a wonderful article! This is the first year I made suet rather than buy it. I never thought of gathering wild fruits for use in the suet recipes. I did gather some black walnuts this fall. Would the walnuts (rather than peanuts) mixed into the suet attract birds, or would it be harmful to the birds? |
