calling any one from missouri

[jthornton]

Hummingbirds left... my theory is they got tired of dodging acorns from the white oak tree next to the house. You can't even walk on the deck there's so many acorns.

JT

 

[SueT]

Yeah, no hummingbirds here either. I took down the feeder this morning….

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I still have a few, hens mostly. Did not have as many this year as last ... last year they had me filling 4 feeders daily. This year, only two small feeders, and only once or twice a week and they are not even close to emptying them. Heat? Drought? Bird flu?

 

[jthornton]

We had about a dozen feeders out this year and hundreds of birds all day long while they were here.

JT

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We had about a dozen feeders out this year and hundreds of birds all day long while they were here.

JT

Wow! Good to know there's a healthy population in the area.

 

[SueT]

This is the little bantam EE cockerel, Robin Hood. He is getting some pretty gold highlights and a grey beard. He has a simple 3 note monotone crow—eh eh eh. I like to think he’s saying his name. 11 weeks now.

 

[chiknGeek]

This is the little bantam EE cockerel, Robin Hood. He is getting some pretty gold highlights and a grey beard. He has a simple 3 note monotone crow—eh eh eh. I like to think he’s saying his name. 11 weeks now.
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Love the awkward cockerel phase when they are finding their voice.

 

[Mr Oviraptor]

Just found this thread!, I'm in Missouri!, I rase Gamefowl, Many breeds of Pigeons, Rabbits, Call Ducks, Silkies, Heritage Turkeys, Geese and Quail, Sadly Hummingbirds have left to migrate back to Mexico for the winter, Some will stay for longer, Others leave earlier

 

[1cock2hens]

Just found this thread!, I'm in Missouri!, I rase Gamefowl, Many breeds of Pigeons, Rabbits, Call Ducks, Silkies, Heritage Turkeys, Geese and Quail, Sadly Hummingbirds have left to migrate back to Mexico for the winter, Some will stay for longer, Others leave earlier

Welcome to the party. I would have too much fun with all those birds.

 

[SueT]

Speaking of migration to Mexico, I have seen a lot of Monarch butterflies lately! All heading south…..
Saw 5 while driving into town this morning, almost hit 2 of them w my car…
So I went outside just now to check the thistle plant we allowed to grow in the back yard. It has just one flower left, and there was a monarch on it. But I couldn’t get a pic before it flitted away.Then another passed thru, without stopping! Que le vaya bien