Feeding Wild Birds

[R2elk]

Saw the first American Goldfinch of the year.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Saw 2 Cardinals and a Blue Jay earlier.

 

[ValerieJ]

They like duck houses too

https://www.ducks.org/conservation/waterfowl-research-science/build-a-wood-duck-box

How cute is that??? I would love to do that. But I am worried about the barn cats that live out back. They normally don't come into the yard but baby ducks might be an invitation.

BTW, not our idea to have barn cats but they were abandoned cats who had been raised as feral cats. Our neighbor passed away and the cats were his. His wife moved away and abandoned them. "Not her cats". So, we put food out for them.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Saw the first American Goldfinch of the year.

Don't you have them year round? we do so I'd think you would.

 

[R2elk]

Don't you have them year round? we do so I'd think you would.

No, they are seasonal here.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

Hang it and They will come. Put out 1rst Humming Bird feeder around 3 PM yesterday. At 7:32 AM this morning, BINGO! one female Ruby Throated. Guess I'll hang the rest today. Haven't seen nor heard any of the Grackles so may chance filling the community feeder.

 

[R2elk]

Hang it and They will come. Put out 1rst Humming Bird feeder around 3 PM yesterday. At 7:32 AM this morning, BINGO! one female Ruby Throated. Guess I'll hang the rest today. Haven't seen nor heard any of the Grackles so may chance filling the community feeder.

Hummingbirds don't show up here until Aug.1 and are gone by Sept. 1.

 

[Cebarmlds]

Here the Hummingbirds show up about the first week of May, they leave the first week of September.

 

[ValerieJ]

Why I’m not in love with the pigeons. This isn’t the half of them. Pretty birds but so expensive to feed.

 

[ValerieJ]

Hummingbirds show up here when the fuchsias start flowering and leave when I take them down, so about late May through September.