Feeding Wild Birds

[OneMountainAcres]

Hummingbirds are GONE! Feeders washed, bubble wrapped and stored. Fifty pounds of seed in the storage can, suet and seed in the regular feeder for the cold weather birds.

I think most of mine have left too; I haven’t seen the male in a while, just a lone female/juvenile. No angry tsew-tsew noises for a while either.

I haven't seen one in days either. I think it's time to take mine down. I'll get to it when I have the energy though. I'm on the second half of a 9 day work week. I'll have to refill my regular feeder with BOSS too. I know it's empty but there's still suet out there. I have to coat the BOSS in Cole's Flaming Squirrel sauce before I put it out lol

 

[TwoCrows]

Hummingbirds are GONE! Feeders washed, bubble wrapped and stored. Fifty pounds of seed in the storage can, suet and seed in the regular feeder for the cold weather birds.

I think most of mine have left too; I haven’t seen the male in a while, just a lone female/juvenile. No angry tsew-tsew noises for a while either.

I haven't seen one in days either. I think it's time to take mine down. I'll get to it when I have the energy though. I'm on the second half of a 9 day work week. I'll have to refill my regular feeder with BOSS too. I know it's empty but there's still suet out there. I have to coat the BOSS in Cole's Flaming Squirrel sauce before I put it out lol

I still have about 10 Hummers here yet, the last of the stragglers usually buzz through here the second week of October.

 

[Gill-b]

This video popped up in my YouTube feed. I enjoyed watching it so I thought I shall share it in case you have not seen it...

 

[sourland]

Just returned from the club. We have 50+ acres fenced in. right now it is near 50+ acres of blooming goldenrod. There are thousands upon thousands of honey bees loading up on nectar and pollen for the winter. Where do they all come from? Is it possible that wild colonies are building immunity to the Varroa mites?

 

[R2elk]

Is it possible that wild colonies are building immunity to the Varroa mites?

Some are.

 

[sourland]

Deer are moving. Y buck in the front yard eating pin oak acorns, and a small doe and late fawn in the back yard eating turkey corn. The first that I have seen these 3.

 

[R2elk]

Saw a Downy Woodpecker for the first time this fall. Sometimes he stays all winter.

 

[R2elk]

Had a Lincoln's sparrow get trapped in one of the cherry tree cages. The top was open but it wouldn't go above 6'. The top of the cage is 8'.

It is out now.

 

[Gill-b]

This morning I heard for the first time Mr and Mrs Mostart's brood yelling for food when they returned to the nest after both were out and about together. So there is, without a doubt, chicks in the nest. Yay!

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The latest photograph of the Mostart's home-sweet-home in the thorn tree which is getting fuller with new spring green leaves; taken this morning.

 

[Gill-b]

Mrs Mostart (Cape Sparrow), yesterday afternoon, eating at my one bird feeder.

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Mr and Mrs Mostart, early this morning, were the first ones at the bird feeder. They have made a lot of trips between the feeder and the nest.

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