Feeding Wild Birds

[R2elk]

Last week a Rose Breasted Grosbeak male showed up at the club feeders. It always amazes me how unafraid they are. This morning I flushed a turkey hen from her nest at the beagle club. 8 very dark eggs - she put a bit of a scare into me.

 

[sourland]

Two turkey hens have been feeding at my backyard feeder - they have become fairly habituated to me.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Last week a Rose Breasted Grosbeak male showed up at the club feeders. It always amazes me how unafraid they are. This morning I flushed a turkey hen from her nest at the beagle club. 8 very dark eggs - she put a bit of a scare into me.

There's been a rose breasted grosbeak at my feeder the past few days too along with a few red winged black birds. I love seeing them out there.

At work the other day, I was so excited to finally see a pileated woodpecker! I've been trying to see one for years and he just decided to peck at the wood around my truck while I was parked. He was beautiful!

 

[fuzzi]

There's been a rose breasted grosbeak at my feeder the past few days too along with a few red winged black birds. I love seeing them out there.

At work the other day, I was so excited to finally see a pileated woodpecker! I've been trying to see one for years and he just decided to peck at the wood around my truck while I was parked. He was beautiful!

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We hear them but I have only seen a Pileated at home a couple times, years ago.

 

[sourland]

Yesterday the bearded hen turkey was feeding under the hanging bird feeder at home. Wonder if the tom with her felt his masculinity challenged as her beard was quite a bit longer than his. She was back today - jumping up to knock seeds out of the feeder.

 

[sourland]

The Phoebe nest at the beagle club was a failure. I think something may have killed the male. I'd see the female off the eggs , feeding a lot of the time. She finally stopped setting, and I removed the nest. If she locates another mate, there is still time for a second nest.

 

[CapricornFarm]

We have bluebirds nesting in the nest box attached to our house! I made it for house wrens, but i like the bluebirds even more .

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have a pair of small birds building a nest on top of one of my sites again this year. I have to get a picture with my good camera so I can actually see what they are. They did this last year in the same spot but just when their babies were almost old enough to fledge, a snake got up there and ate them :/

 

[sourland]

Discovered another turkey nest at the beagle club. 9 eggs in this nest.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Discovered another turkey nest at the beagle club. 9 eggs in this nest.

My Turkey hens were terrible broodies, even the ones they hatched didn't survive. So, i got rid of them.