| Author | Content |
gardenpom
Melbourne, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 14, 2008
08:35 AM Post #5789544
| ...on a terrific article, Marna. Very informative. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
November 14, 2008
09:22 AM Post #5789703
| Wow -- all the basics, in one place! Thanks for a wonderful article, Marna. I can see there are a couple more feeders we will have to add this year... :-)
If anybody is interested in a "suet" cake recipe, I included my favorite in this article about making a peanut butter feeder from a post-Christmas tree. http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/467/ |
FlamingoCarole
Norcross, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 14, 2008
09:23 AM Post #5789704
| Thanks for the great article!
Looking forward to reading more! |
Sundownr
(Bev) Wytheville, VA
(Zone 6a)
November 14, 2008
09:37 AM Post #5789736
| Marna, Thanks. I enjoyed the article and look forward to the rest of the series. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 14, 2008
10:52 AM Post #5789976
| You are welcome all. Thanks to all from the Birdwatching Forum who are always glad to offer up tips and tricks. The Sticky that I link to has great suet recipes, places to buy mealworms… oops, getting ahead of myself. Seed/Food is the NEXT article! Tee Hee. |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
November 14, 2008
12:57 PM Post #5790446
| LOL... I should have known you'd have all that covered! I just thought of the PB feeder because it's time to get loaded up and hung out again... |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 14, 2008
01:59 PM Post #5790723
| Yes it is! Boy I've had a terrible time with House Sparrows this fall eat all of my suet and seed. Thus my log feeder and peanut feeder are going a bit more empty than before! If I put out good peanut butter suet or mix they would go crazy!!
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
November 14, 2008
03:54 PM Post #5791051
| sigh I hear you Mrs_Ed re sparrows. The Wild Bird Store a couple of blocks from me feeds them so we have many in the neighbourhood. I only put corn and sunflower seeds in the open feeders now because they are so prolific. Their beaks aren't small enough for my finch feeder and they aren't interested in the nectar feeder. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 14, 2008
04:09 PM Post #5791109
| Well you know, sometimes you just have to take the bad with the good. sigh. On the other hand, wowee!! You have a Wild Bird store so close! I'd be in the poor house!
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
November 14, 2008
04:11 PM Post #5791123
| LOL I only allow my self to surf there once a month. |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 14, 2008
04:14 PM Post #5791131
| Wise move!
Just thought I'd share a photo. A pine siskin popped in today for a snack. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
November 14, 2008
04:27 PM Post #5791174
| Awesome pic! Quick put it in your puter folder for 2009 Photo Contest! |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
November 14, 2008
04:42 PM Post #5791202
| Excellent article Marna...very informative and thorough! Great pic of the Siskin too! Thanks for the great article and I am looking forward to the other installments! |
critterologist
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6b)
November 14, 2008
05:30 PM Post #5791346
| We get a few house sparrows, but the big problem I have trying to feed suet & PB are the grackles... An entire flock will show up, fight with each other (leaving feathers and blood, I kid you not) and strip the feeder in minutes. Sometimes it takes them a few days to find it, though, so last winter I ended up filling these feeders intermittently, maybe once a week. It looks like some squirrels have found us this fall, also... keeping the feeders full may have just become more challenging! :-) |
dahlianut
Calgary, AB
(Zone 3a)
November 14, 2008
05:36 PM Post #5791371
| Critter that happens to me in the fall with brewers blackbirds. I swear there were a hundred of them this year. Very Hitchcockian. |
beckygardener
(Becky) in Sebastian, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 14, 2008
10:09 PM Post #5792258
| You did an awesome article, Marna! Lots of great info and some very interesting links at the end of the article! A great reference! Your article(s) would be a good link for the sticky thread on the Bird Watching Forum! :-)
The birds that flock to my feeder are the White Winged Doves. They line up on the power line and swoop in! It's comical to see how many doves can fit in a hanging platform feeder! I video taped them one morning and couldn't believe how many come to the platform feeder. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9teqGdw8z4&feature=channel |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 14, 2008
10:41 PM Post #5792349
| Ha. Thanks Becky! That's funny!
That reminds me that I like to watch how many birds can perch on the squirrel proof feeder before it closes from the weight!
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beckygardener
(Becky) in Sebastian, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 14, 2008
10:59 PM Post #5792402
| I never thought of that! I'll have to watch my hopper feeder to see how many birdies are lined up on the perch! LOL! Never even thought of that! Too funny! :-D |
Mrs_Ed
Whiteside County, IL
(Zone 5a)
November 15, 2008
12:42 AM Post #5792651
| Yes, on this small one I have, when a really bigger sparrow plops down with the two others, it closes. Most of the time it stays open though. |
gardenpom
Melbourne, FL
(Zone 9b)
November 15, 2008
07:18 AM Post #5793129
| I enjoyed your video, Becky. Sort of like when all those college students tried to fit into a Volkswagen. |
beckygardener
(Becky) in Sebastian, FL
(Zone 10a)
November 15, 2008
10:15 AM Post #5793406
| ROTFL! No doubt! I thought it was funny seeing doves standing on top of each other! It's crazy at the feeder in the mornings!
So ... you get the right feeder and serve yummy seeds to feed them and you will have lots and lots of birdies! :-) |
OPbirder
Orchard Park, NY
November 17, 2008
06:58 AM Post #5800113
| Great job Marna. I appreciate the "one-stop shopping" information! |
