Feeding Wild Birds

[R2elk]

 

[Molpet]

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Is Hoot sitting on a frame for protecting fruits?

 

[R2elk]

Is Hoot sitting on a frame for protecting fruits?

Yes. That is the cage around the biggest cherry tree. The pipe he is sitting on is 12' off of the ground.

 

[TwoCrows]

The House Finches, Red-winged Blackbirds and Mountain Chickadees like the thistle seeds too.

I've got a pair of Mountain Chickadees that come to the tube feeder for Sunflower seed, I can't wait to get them some Thistle seed now!

 

[R2elk]

I've got a pair of Mountain Chickadees that come to the tube feeder for Sunflower seed, I can't wait to get them some Thistle seed now!

They hold a seed with their feet, hammer it with their beak until they get the hull off before they eat the seed. It's a lot of work for a tiny bit of food.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

I’ve had my Northern Flicker come visit a few times over the last week. He keeps banging on the building. At first I thought someone was doing maintenance on the roof.

They hold a seed with their feet, hammer it with their beak until they get the hull off before they eat the seed. It's a lot of work for a tiny bit of food.

I have titmice that do something similar!

 

[TwoCrows]

They hold a seed with their feet, hammer it with their beak until they get the hull off before they eat the seed. It's a lot of work for a tiny bit of food.

I have titmice that do something similar!

Both the Chickadees and the Titmice are so entertaining to watch feed, they quickly come to the feeder and dash off with a seed only to hammer away at it on a nearby branch. But I've never seen them open a tiny Thistle seed this way, it does sound like more energy burned than the seed can provide!

 

[alinas2010]

I fed the crows the other day. Was hoping they’d return, haven’t seen them yet tho I really like them bc they keep the hawks away