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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Central Illinois
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The bluebirds are beautiful.
We don't have any chipping sparrows here right now. I like the snowman shaped feeder... but where is all your snow? I had to bring a couple of my feeders indoors to thaw out, because I couldn't fill them - they were ice covered and frozen shut. And someone unplugged the cord to my heated bird bath, so that froze over. I was lucky it didn't break... anyway - I cleaned it off and plugged it back in... but then we got just enough snow to bury it... you could see the melt spot where it is. I probably should get a taller stand for it. Its only a couple feet off the ground. |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Carolina
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We have had some vivid ones the last couple of years.
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Puff the Magic Dragon
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Quincy, IL
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I have two that I would like to share. I love all of the previous photos. My second one comes no where near the others in quality, but I had to be quick (so the quality suffered. The first one I enjoyed because the goldfinches seemed so sassy, which is so unlike them.
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Fox
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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One of my favorite birds is the Pileated Woodpecker. This female found our feeder about a week ago and has become a regular visitor. I made this feeder especially for them.
The photos aren't as crisp as they should be, they were taken through plastic film and window glass. She spends a quite a lot of time just resting (photo 3) when she is not actively feeding. The fourth photo is a male Hairy Woodpecker, one that insists on swishing the sunflower seeds out of the feeder instead of using the suet feeder.
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Unicellular Fungi
Join Date: Nov 2008
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The bluebirds, goldfinches and the pileated are beautiful. You guys take such nice pictures.
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Central Illinois
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I love the pileated woodpecker too, great pics...
We have them in the woods, but they won't come up to the feeder. I've been thinking I should get one of the longer board feeders with the tail support... that might bring them closer. |
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Fox
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Carolina
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Pretty much the same thing here. They don't come to our feeders, but they love the older trees in the neighborhood. I too want one of those feeders after seeing those shots.
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Heron
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Do you have a pattern for that feeder you'd be willing to share? Those are great pictures.
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Heron
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Central Illinois
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I don't have a pattern for them, but I've seen them at the Nature Center and at wild birds unlimited. Bascially its a suet cage feeder on a longer board so the long tailed woodpeckers have more support (like on a tree)...
here is a picture of one at wild birds unlimited... I am sure it would be easy to make something similar, for those handy-people out there... http://www.shopwbu.com/product/part_...06.25753.0.0.0 |
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Fox
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Carolina
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I just wanted to say something in regards to goldfinches. In the last two weeks the goldfinches here in the Charleston are of SC are starting to show more and more yellow. It's amazing the changes that are happening in a matter of days.
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