On the suet or on the ground under or perched above the suet. Quite a gang out there a few minutes ago. Blue bird, top left. He's hard to see. Top right, on the left suet, red bellied wood pecker and on right suet, northern flicker. 2 blue jays bottom, checking the lay of the land.
I bought one of those bird cam feeders, similar to this one but I only paid $40! It’s now out of stock, so again, here’s one that’s close- https://a.co/d/fr8Ey53 I’ll snap a pic of the installed feeder once it gets mounted.
Geez, some of them are $300- I've been looking at them but not for anything over $100- The one you linked looks good, but I don't have a smart phone and my wife says she's good for now, lol
In a huge coincidence, I saw two bluebirds at my feeder yesterday. It is a seed feeder but I mix in mealworms, so that is probably what they were after.
This Sparrow Hawk got bold. It's my fault. I tear up my leftover lunch tortillas and leave them out for out local Sparrow flock. Mr. Hawk is hungry too, but not for tortilla shell. Coworker spotted a Bald this morning. It took a fish from the canal. It's partner quickly materialized headed in the direction that the successful fisher went.
yeah not the kind of bird one wants to feed. We get them here at our feeder too. I've witnessed it multiple times and have found a clump of feathers where the victim was grabbed on the ground.
Bluebirds paid us a visit this morning Female waiting its turn while the male picks away. Not much, if any, blue color on the female.
The feeders been busy the last couple days with the low temps and snow cover. Today I heard something hit the window. Wasn't sure if it was the cat trying to get a close bird outside or bird flying into it. Found a female cardinal sitting upright very close to the window looking in. She was coherent but didn't move when I walked up to the window. So I grabbed my hat and went outside to pick her up. Figured I'd help keep her warm while coming to. Well, she was noticably warm to the touch when I got my hands around her. I cradled her for a few and then decided she could sit in the feeder where she'd be safe. She held onto my finger tight while I tried setting her down. Had to basically scrape her off my finger. Got her set down, came in the house and went back out for a load of wood for the stove. Sat down to load the stove and watched her fly off.
From a population standpoint, wildlife biologists tell us, one individual doesn't matter. A kindness shown to an individual, though, most certainly does matter to the individual, whether it's a stunned bird, a dog rescued from the pound, or whatever. I think it also shows the character of the provider. I will have to say, though, that there are a few species I won't be showing any kindness to. Feral hogs and coyotes are two of those. LOL. They seem to thrive just fine without kindness, either received or given.
