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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Wondering What Comes To the Feeder

It has only been a few days since I put up the bird feeders and they have had lots of visitors, some welcome, some not.  Among the welcome were back-capped chickadees, tufted titmouses (or is it titmise?), cardinals, etc.  Yep lots and lots of cardinals.  In the picture below, I circled in yellow the female.  She is harder to see than the male, she is in the upper right corner.  You can pick on the pictures to enlarge them.
 
Here is a close up of one of the cardinals:
 
This next picture is of another male:
 
 
And the last time I looked out there seemed to be a party going on.  There were all kinds of strange looking guests at this party.  One looks like a blue jay.  The other ones???  I don't know.  Maybe it was a costume party.  What do you think?
 
 
Gee, I wonder what goes on out there at the feeder at night?  What will I see if I look out around midnight or so?  Will it be this? 
 
 
Or this:
 
OK, maybe I will wait until sunrise to take a close look.  Who knows what secret things lurk in the night darkness.  OK, now you all have sweet dreams tonight but before you do, have a great day, you hear?

14 comments:

  1. The cardinal is my favorite bird... it's the State bird of Ohio. I'd kinda like to see those other birds... but that scary looking cat at the bottom photo chased them all away.

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    1. Those scary birds can be rather persistent. But I still want to know what those eyes are connected to, or do I?

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  2. My favorite birds who came to my feeder were the black capped chickadees. Watching how they relate to each other in a group is interesting.

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    1. Got a lot of those black capped chickadees, too. So far have seen five different species at the feeder and I am sure that number will grow.

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  3. Love Cardinals and they are sooooo beautiful on a gloomy dark day ... a flash of red ...

    you got quite a crew gathering about your feeder at night ... HAhaaaa

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    1. Cardinals do light up the place. We have lots of them here now.

      That night crew is a rowdy bunch. . .

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  4. Joe and I loved caring for the wildlife up home and were looking forward to all the birds we just KNEW were in Florida. Birds as in crows and vultures were all that greeted us. No songs in the trees. No squirrels laying on our patio waiting for peanuts. NOTHING.

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    1. Over here in Texas we also have a lot of crows and vultures, but we have song birds, too. Robins only stop by for a few days on their travels north and south.

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  5. Its funny you wondered what went on at night. I had that same thought the other night when we saw a coon walk by the back door. I put the game camera out there and the next morning looked at what came by. A Possum and 2 cats.

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    1. I believe it is coons that are getting in my garbage cans, but could be dogs, because they get upset. The other morning the one had its lid removed and stuff torn up inside, but it was still in the upright position. Had to be coons, right. I need to get a recorder for my security cameras.

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  6. They look similar to parrots to me or do I need to get glasses. It must be lovely to see all those different birds feeding each day. And I'd be sure to stay inside at night, I wouldn't want to be greeted by anything untoward Dizzy-Dick. Those eyes are quite scary.

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    1. Yes, we love to see all the birds, and hope a huge variety will come to the feeder. Shortly, we will add a hummingbird feeder to it. I bought a special bird feeder holder that may keep the squirrels away.

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  7. My cat does take advantage of the bird feeder. I pulled feathers off his chin yesterday. Not sure if that is better than rodent body parts on the porch...

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    1. The birds that frequent your feeder better be quick or they will be the cat's feed.

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