Feeding Wild Birds

[R2elk]

A Bald Eagle flew over the house this morning.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Merlin guarding the suet feeder.

That is actually a Sharp-shinned Hawk! They have longer tails, shorter wings, lighter eyes, and wider pale bands on their tails than Merlins. Cool to see, but not so cool for your feeder birds!

 

[sourland]

15-20 Huge swans flew low over our house this morning.
That was a beautiful sight.

One extremely low fog day a flock of severely disoriented swans flew over the gallery at a field trial at the club - only15' or so above the ground. Impressive !

 

[R2elk]

Saw the first two male Red-wings this morning singing in the snow.

 

[R2elk]

 

[sourland]

Saw the first two male Red-wings this morning singing in the snow.

They've been here for a couple of weeks. One at the home feeder never left.

 

[CapricornFarm]

A Bald Eagle flew over the house this morning.

We usually see at least one a day, looking for fish in the river.

 

[CapricornFarm]

We have been visited by a yellow bellied sap sucker the last few days. When it first arrived, it looked pretty rough, but looking better now.

 

[007Sean]

There's a place I can buy them for $10 each.

You couldn't build them yourself for that amount!

 

[007Sean]

I've got about 50 pairs of Cardinals coming in to the feed station. Various titmouses, black capped chickadees, finches and a few Pyrrhuloxia, painted buntings.
The Cardnials are ramping up to breeding season, singing their mating call songs.