Any Bird watchers here?

I was just making breakfast looked out at the feeder and couldn't believe what I saw. A garter snake curled up while a squirrel and chipmunk were foraging. A bluejay hopped by a couple times and the snake barely moved. I then slithered into the overgrowth. Hopefully it catches the mouse I saw there the other day.

 

I have to break out my trail camer!.

The last 2 times I put out a block of suet, it was gone the next day. Nice need to understand how and who.

 

Snake is probably thinking, "Darn, maybe next year when I'm bigger"!

 

It was either last year or the year before the birds were going through a suet cakes in 24 hours.

 

My suet started disappearing, or at least being greatly reduced overnight in the spring. One early morning I caught the culprit - a raccoon. Haven't seen a raccoon in forever - at least since I left my previous house 11 years ago. I'd actually been expecting an opossum. I had been tempting fate with the local bear population anyway (which had not yet visited), and the coon's greediness convinced me it was time to bring in the feeders until next winter.

 

I was thinking that the snake was lucky the blue jay decided it wanted the seeds instead of meat for its meal.

 

Recently the crows found the suet and along with the Stellar Jays and two particularly greedy Flickers. They have been going through the cakes in a day here also. On the feeders, between the Pine siskins and Finches, the black oil sunflower seeds are gone in a day also. The Finches, in particular, mob all the perches and exclude the other birds. They continue to stuff themselves until the seeds exhausted. I finally pulled the plug and stopped both the seeds and suet. If I knew bird language I would put out a sign that said "Can you spell forage? Can you use it in a sentence? Alrighty then, start doing it"!!

 

Not so much birds but big bugs. I think these two like each other.

 

Look like polyphemus moths.

 

I believe you are correct.

 

I had posted this thread a couple years back.
Polyphemus Moth

 

We have an Oriol feeder out with grape jelly. We must go thru 2+ 32 oz jars a week. It is nice to watch the different birds that come to eat.
We have seen rose breasted grosbeaks, sparrows, catbirds and small wood peckers. It is fun to watch the adults feed the babies.

 

Mr. & Mrs. goldfinch. They have been very sporadic here. (the other birds are female house finches) Watched this catbird forage on the deck. they don't eat seed and I hear them all the time in the undergrowth here and at wood storage. Couldnt get a clear pic as it kept moving plus zooming.

 

Just happened to catch these two strolling by the feeder. They spook easily Seen often but rarely near the feeder.